At least 10 people were killed and 41 others injured when their bus crashed in central Iran on Tuesday, according to Iranian authorities. The tragedy took place when the bus overturned in Yazd province while travelling between Bushehr City in southwestern Iran and Mashhad City in the northeast, Iran's official news agency reported, citing Iranian health authorities. All the victims are women and the injured were taken to nearby hospitals for necessary medical treatment, they added. The bus driver is to blame for the accident due to failure to abide by traffic safety rules, they said. Source: Kuwait News Agency
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