Road accident in Iran kills 13 people

Some 13 people including three children died today in a minibus crash near the Iranian city of Khansar, Isfahan province.

Nine others have also been injured in the crash, Khansar Governor Mansour Kamali said, adding that the minibus was on its way from Booein to Khansar when it fell into a valley following a brake failure.

He said that emergency helicopters were immediately dispatched to the scene of the accident to take the injured ones to the hospital, IRNA reported.