Fuel on Fire: The Tragic Pattern of Iran's Deadly Road Accidents The latest explosion in western Iran, which left 11 dead and seven injured, highlights the country's woefully inadequate road safety record.
According to state media, a fuel tanker suffered a brake fault and collided with several cars near Sanandaj, a city roughly 400 kilometers west of Tehran.
This incident echoes eerily a similar collision in 2018 that claimed the lives of 15 people and injured four. Iran's road safety statistics are grim: over 17,000 lives are lost on its roads every year.