9 Dead, 15 Injured in Fuel Tanker and Bus Collision near Zahedan

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDAN): At least nine people lost their lives and 15 others have been injured following a collision between a fuel tanker and a passenger bus on the Safidabad-Zahedan road on Monday, December 23, 2024.

The accident occurred near the Dashtak intersection, close to the Shahid Narouei checkpoint in Iranian Occupied Balochistan.

According to Mohammadi, head of the Emergency and Accident Management Center at Zabol University of Medical Sciences: “At 10:16 AM on Monday, Zabol’s Emergency 115 Center received a report of a collision between a bus and a fuel tanker in Nimrouz County.

“In response, three ambulances from Zahedan’s Emergency 115 stations, an ambulance bus from Zabol’s Emergency Management Center, another ambulance bus from Zahedan’s Emergency Management Center, and a helicopter were dispatched to transport two critically injured individuals to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.”

He further confirmed saying, “Unfortunately, nine of our compatriots lost their lives in this incident. With the cooperation of Zabol and Zahedan Emergency 115 teams, 15 injured individuals received medical care and were transferred to the hospital for further treatment.”

Fatal accidents are a frequent occurrence on Balochistan’s roads due to poor infrastructure, inadequate lighting, and reckless driving. Critics have consistently pointed to the government’s failure to implement preventive measures to reduce the alarming rate of road accidents in the region.

Today’s tragic incident highlights the urgent need for the government to address road safety issues in Balochistan to prevent further loss of lives.