Iraqi Officials Work to Identify Victims After a Bus Crash Kills 21
Officials are identifying victims after the crash, which killed 21 people and injured 20 on a bus route from Najaf to Basra, authorities said.
- A passenger bus traveling from Najaf to Basra crashed and burst into flames on Sunday in Iraq's Thi Qar province, killing 21 people and injuring 20 others between Thi Qar and Diwaniyah.
- Ahmad Saleem, spokesperson for the Thi Qar provincial council, attributed the crash to poor road conditions, noting that local authorities had previously flagged the route as a safety concern.
- Fourteen of the bodies were burned beyond recognition, while two Iranian nationals were evacuated to Iran through the Iranian Consulate in Basra on Monday morning.
- A severe shortage of ambulances in the province hampered the emergency response, Saleem said, as officials continue working to identify the remaining victims.
- Road accidents remain common in Iraq due to infrastructure disrepair, echoing a 2023 crash near Baghdad that killed 18 people traveling to Karbala as pilgrims.
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Iraq officials work to identify victims after bus crash kills 21
Iraqi officials are working to identify the victims of a bus crash that killed 21 people over the weekend, a provincial official said Monday. A passenger bus crashed and burst into flames Sunday in southern Iraq, in the latest deadly accident on the country’s poorly maintained roads. Fourteen of the bodies were burned beyond recognition and have not been identified, said Ahmad Saleem, spokesperson for the Thi Qar provincial council. Two Iranian …
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Iraqi officials work to identify victims after a bus crash kills 21
Iraqi officials are working to identify the victims of a bus crash that killed 21 people. A passenger bus crashed and burst into flames Sunday in southern Iraq, according to a provincial official.
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