Fuel tanker explosion after traffic accident kills 10 in Western Iran, state media says
A braking-system fault triggered the crash, and officials said the fire was quickly contained after the blast killed 10 and injured six.
- On Saturday, a fuel tanker exploded on the Hamedan-Sanandaj Highway in western Iran after colliding with other vehicles, killing 11 people and injuring seven others near a traffic police station.
- Authorities cited a faulty brake system as the cause, with the governor of Sanandaj confirming the technical failure triggered the collision on the intercity route connecting Sanandaj County and Hamedan County.
- This incident echoes a 2018 crash near Sanandaj where a fuel tanker collided with a passenger bus, killing 15 people; road accidents claim over 17,000 lives annually in Iran, with experts blaming unsafe vehicles and lax enforcement.
- Emergency responders extinguished the fire and transported seven injured individuals to a medical facility in Sanandaj, while authorities reopened the highway and launched an investigation into the crash.
- Amid broader regional tensions, United States Central Command forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday following ballistic missile launches, while President Trump dismissed the wider conflict as "small potatoes.
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The Independent (US)Iran fuel tanker explosion leaves 11 dead and seven injured
The fuel tanker explosion occurred late on Saturday night
A fuel tanker caught fire after colliding with other cars in Sanandaj, western Iran. Eleven people were killed and seven injured in the accident. Officials say the accident was caused by a technical fault in the tanker's braking system.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fuel tanker exploded in western Iran, killing 11 people and wounding seven, state media reported.
11 killed, 7 injured after fuel tanker crashes and explodes in western Iran
A fuel tanker exploded in western Iran after reportedly hitting other vehicles near Sanandaj, killing 11 people and injuring seven. State media attributed the crash to a faulty brake system, with the injured taken to hospitals.
Iran Tanker Explosion Kills 11 After Fire Spreads to Vehicles on Highway
At least 11 people were killed after a fuel tanker caught fire on a highway in western Iran, with flames spreading to several nearby vehicles in one of the country’s deadliest road accidents in recent months, Iranian state media reported. The explosion occurred on the Hamadan–Sanandaj highway in Iran’s Kurdistan Province on Saturday, September 5, […]
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