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Fuel tanker explosion after traffic accident kills 10 in Western Iran, state media says
Officials said a braking-system fault caused the crash, and local authorities contained the fire after the blast.
- On Saturday, a tanker explosion on the Hamedan-Sanandaj Highway in western Iran killed 10 people, according to state media.
- The governor of Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan province, stated a technical fault in the vehicle's braking system triggered the fatal crash.
- Six people sustained injuries in the blast, while local officials confirmed that emergency crews contained the fire immediately following the collision.
- UNICEF reports Iran's traffic crash rate is 20 times the global average, attributed to poor road conditions and lax traffic enforcement.
- According to Financial Tribune data, more than 20,000 people die annually in Iranian road accidents; a 2018 tanker collision near Sanandaj killed at least 13 people.
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Ten people were killed and six injured after a fuel tanker exploded on a highway in western Iran. Authorities have identified a possible cause of the tragedy.
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