Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Bus crash kills 13 in central Iran
A bus was traveling from Isfahan to Mashhad in central Iran when it crashed.
The bus hit a guardrail, went into the opposite lane, and crashed into a taxi.
Sadly, 13 people died, including 11 from the bus and 2 from the taxi.
Many others were hurt and taken to the hospital.
Iran has a lot of traffic accidents, with about 20,000 people dying each year.
The crash happened late on Monday, and emergency teams quickly went to help.
A passenger bus overturned on a highway in central Iran, killing 13 people and injuring over a dozen others.
The bus was traveling from Isfahan to Mashhad when it struck the highway’s central guardrail, crossed into the opposite lane, and collided with a taxi.
Eleven bus passengers and two taxi occupants were killed in the crash.
Six women and seven men were hospitalized due to the crash.
Iran has one of the world’s worst traffic safety records, with approximately 20,000 deaths annually.
- Who
- Passengers of a bus and occupants of a taxi
- What
- A bus crash resulting in 13 deaths and multiple injuries
- When
- Late Monday
- Where
- Highway in central Iran, between Isfahan and Mashhad
- Why
- The bus struck a guardrail, crossed into the opposite lane, and collided with a taxi before flipping over
- Location
- Highway in central Iran
- Date
- Late Monday
- Fatalities
- 13 (11 bus passengers, 2 taxi occupants)
- Injuries
- Over a dozen (6 women, 7 men hospitalized)
- Route
- Isfahan to Mashhad
- Cause
- Bus struck guardrail, crossed lanes, collided with taxi
- Iran's traffic deaths
- Approximately 20,000 annually