At least 27 DEAD after oil tanker COLLIDES with passenger bus in Iran

AT LEAST 27 people have been killed in the city of Sanandaj, Iran, after an oil tanker collided with a passenger bus.

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تاریخ: ۲۰ تير ۱۳۹۷ - ۰۷:۲۵

At least 27 people have been killed in Sanandaj following the collision of an oil tanker and a busSanandaj is the capital of the Kurdistan Province in Iran, and has a population of 414,069.

Video of the aftermath of the incident shows the bus and tanker engulfed in flames.

A number of people are also reported to have been severely injured during the collision.

According to reports, an oil tanker exporting south-Kurdistani oil to East-Kurdistan was involved in the crash.

One social media user commented on the crash, saying: “Kurdistan roads are very dangerous and there are always a lot of tankers and trucks on this route.”