Rescue workers are shifting the injured and the bodies to the hospital in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News TEHRAN: At least 35 people were killed and 15 others sustained serious injuries after a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims met with an accident in Yazd, Iran.According to  Maulana Qamar Abbas Naqvi — a member of a peace committee based in Larkana — said at least 30 people died on the spot, while five succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
On the other hand, Iran’s Mehr News Agency said that the number of killed people in the accident was 28 with emergency imposed in hospitals across the city to treat the injured.The ill-fated bus, according to Iranian media, overturned and caught fire near Taftan-Dehshir check point.The bus, which had 53 passengers on board, met with the accident last night. The police and rescue officials rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies and the injured to the hospital.As per details from sources earlier today, the bus was carrying more than 50 passengers, including 14 women. They added that 10 people hailed from Khairpur, whereas six were from Kashmore.Syed Athar Shamsi, the leaders of the convoy which left from Larkana to participate in Arbaeen, said that the group of pilgrims were commuting in two buses. The bus moving ahead met with the accident, while the other one was left behind due to documentation related issues.Speaking to Geo.tv Maulana Shah Murad Sharifi, a Qom seminary student hailing from Larkana, said that the pilgrims’ convoy comprised two buses carrying around 52 passengers each. Elaborating on the current situation, he said that apart from five to six people who suffered minor injuries, most of the passengers of the ill-fated bus were in critical condition and were being treated in a local government hospital.When asked about what caused the fatal accident, Sharifi said he had heard people saying that the vehicle’s brakes had failed before the accident.More to follow…