Fuel tanker explosion in western Iran kills 11
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- A fuel tanker explosion near Sanandaj in western Iran killed 11 people and injured seven, state media reported.
- IRNA said the tanker struck other cars before catching fire near a traffic police station, with a faulty brake system cited in the report.
- The crash occurred in a country where road accidents kill more than 17,000 people annually, according to the report.
A fuel tanker slammed into other cars near a traffic police station outside Sanandaj before erupting in flames, killing 11 people and injuring seven, Iranian state media reported.
IRNA reported the crash late Saturday near the Kurdish city in western Iran, about 400 kilometres (248 miles) west of Tehran. It cited a faulty brake system as the cause.
The injured were taken to hospitals. The accident recalled a similar crash near Sanandaj in 2018, when a fuel tanker collided with an intercity passenger bus, killing 15 people and injuring four.
Road and traffic accidents kill more than 17,000 people each year in Iran. Experts attribute the high death toll to unsafe vehicles, disregard for traffic rules and inadequate emergency services.
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