Seven people were killed and six others injured after two buses collided on a road in western Razan in the Iranian province of Hamedan Thursday, reported the official Iranian news agency (IRNA).
Only two of those killed were identified, said the agency.
Iran has one of the highest rates of road accidents in the world with an average of 200,000 reported annually.
On average, over 15,000 people are killed and 87,000 injured in traffic-related accidents in Iran annually.
One person is killed every 40 minutes and one injured every seven minutes, said the agency -- Albawaba.com