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| At least 26 students have been killed and 19 injured in a bus crash in south-west Iran, according to state media. | At least 26 students have been killed and 19 injured in a bus crash in south-west Iran, according to state media. |
| The driver lost control of the bus while driving at high speed in wet weather, senior police official Colonel Mohammad Reza Mehmandar told state radio. | The driver lost control of the bus while driving at high speed in wet weather, senior police official Colonel Mohammad Reza Mehmandar told state radio. |
| The accident took place on the Izeh-Lordegan road, about 310 miles (500km) south-west of Tehran. | The accident took place on the Izeh-Lordegan road, about 310 miles (500km) south-west of Tehran. |
| Iran has one of the world's worst road safety records, with more than 400,000 accidents and about 20,000 deaths on its roads every year. | Iran has one of the world's worst road safety records, with more than 400,000 accidents and about 20,000 deaths on its roads every year. |
| The high death tolls are blamed on high speed, unsafe vehicles, widespread disregard of traffic laws and poor emergency services. | The high death tolls are blamed on high speed, unsafe vehicles, widespread disregard of traffic laws and poor emergency services. |
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