On Saturday, two buses plunged into a 60-meter-high valley on a road in northern Iran, according to IRNA. There are believed to be dozens of Iranian casualties, according to police in the Mazandaran province.
The accident took place at 3:10 [local time] while the two buses were travelling in the notorious Haraz pass. The exact number of persons injured or killed and other details regarding the accident have still to be announced.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has one of the highest rates of road accidents in the world, with an average of 200,000 reported annually in which 15,000 people are killed and 87,000 wounded. Transport experts blame most of the accidents on poor vehicles and carelessness of drivers. (Albawaba.com)
