At least 28 Iranian pilgrims have been killed in a bus crash near the border with Iraq.
The bus is reported to have crashed into a residential building.
’28 people were killed in this accident and nine were seriously injured,’ a hospital director in the western province of Ilam was quoted as saying after the crash in the town of Chavar.
‘The investigation shows the accident was caused when the driver lost control of the vehicle due to high speed,’ Iran traffic police chief Mohammad Rooyanian told the ISNA news agency.
He said the bus was speeding at 130km/h at the time of the crash.
Iran's roads are among the most dangerous in the world.
Over 23,000 people died in car accidents in the country of 70m in the past year to March.
Thousands of Shia Iranians visit holy sites in Iraq every year, especially during major pilgrimages.
