DistantNews
Support us
🇮🇱 Israel /Disasters & Emergencies

Car hits pro-government gathering in Mashhad, killing four and injuring more than 10

From Jerusalem Post · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Named sources Ongoing story
  • A car crashed into a pro-government gathering in Mashhad, killing four people and injuring more than 10, Iranian media reported.
  • Police said the vehicle first hit another car before veering into the crowd after striking barriers and traffic signs.
  • Authorities arrested the driver and said the incident was accidental rather than security-related.

A car plowed into a gathering of supporters of Iran’s government and armed forces in Mashhad overnight, killing four people and injuring more than 10, Iranian media reported on Wednesday.

The vehicle was traveling at high speed when it collided with another car, according to Noor News, which cited Mohsen Mousa-Abadi, head of traffic police in Razavi Khorasan province. The car then lost control and veered into the crowd after hitting safety barriers and traffic signs.

The driver was arrested. A traffic police official quoted by the judiciary’s Mizan news outlet described him as a man about 35 years old who held a conditional driving license with medical restrictions. The official said the man had no vision in his left eye and drove using only his right eye.

Mizan reported that the crash was neither intentional nor related to security concerns.

The driver of the car is a man of about 35 years old and has a conditional license, with medical restrictions. This person has no vision in his left eye and was driving only with his right eye.

— Unnamed traffic police officialThe official described the driver’s medical restrictions and driving status in a report published by Mizan.
About this summary

Originally published by Jerusalem Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog