12 School Girls Killed As Bus Overturns In Iran

Tehran: Atleast 12 girl students were killed and 33 injured in a bus accident on Friday while they are heading to a sporting and cultural event at Shiraz.

The mishap occurred around 4.00am at Darab-Shiraz road after the bus carrying 45 students turned turtle due to the high speed. The bus driver also died on the spot. Among the 33 injured, 13 of them were in crtical condition.

The girls, mostly of junior high school age, are from southern Roudan and were going to participate in a national conference of talented students in Shiraz.