US vs IRAN: 19 killed, 24 injured in Iran auto crash

US vs IRAN: 19 killed, 24 injured in Iran auto crash

At least 19 people were killed and 24 injured in northern Iran when a bus plunged off a mountain road into a ravine before dawn Thursday , local news agencies reported .
Brake failure was believed to have caused the accident in Mazandaran province , 150 kilometres ( 90 miles ) northeast of Tehran , official news agency IRNA said.
The bus was travelling between the capital and Gonbad -e-Kavous , a historic town near Turkmenistan renowned for its 11th -century brick tower , a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
AFP