24 Iraqi tourists killed in a terrible accident in Iran

(IraqiNews.com) 24 Iraqis were killed and 16 others wounded on Tuesday in a traffic accident north of Iran, according to Iranian state television.

The victims of the accident were passengers on a bus, which was carrying 25 women, five men and ten children, all of them were Iraqis.

A local emergency official said, “The bus was heading apparently from Tehran to the Caspian Sea through the Alborz mountains; it veered off the road and plunged into a valley.”

The injured were transported to hospital in the nearby town of Chalus, the official added.

The accident happened during heavy traffic as Iranians took to the roads ahead of a three-day national holiday.