At least 11 people were killed and 19 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in Iran's Ilam province, APA reports, citing Hossein Kermanpour, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Health.
Kermanpour announced the casualties in a post on social media platform X.
The accident occurred on the Dasht Abbas–Murmuri road.
According to preliminary reports, all 19 injured passengers were taken to hospital.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society in Ilam province had earlier told IRIB that at least five people had been killed and 17 injured in the accident. The casualty figures were subsequently revised.
The Iranian Health Ministry official stressed the importance of responsible driving in preventing road accidents.
The exact cause of the crash has not yet been disclosed.
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