Accidents and Natural Disasters

At least seven teenagers have lost their lives when a Hungarian bus crashed on a motorway in northern Italy, Italian media reported on Saturday.

As Iran is observing a national day of mourning on Saturday following the deadly collapse of Plasco building in central Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited the site of the collapsed high-rise in downtown Tehran to inspect the ongoing search and rescue operation there.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei expressed deep sorrow over the collapse of an old building in downtown Tehran in the wake of a massive fire, stressing that all efforts should be focused on rescuing those trapped under the debris.

The Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says all ordinary citizens and shop owners had been evacuated from the blazing Plasco building in central Tehran before its total collapse. Qalibaf asked people not to pay attention to rumours.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Interior Minister to immediately pursue the disastrous collapse of Plasco shopping centre in Tehran, which has killed dozens of firefighters so far.

Plasco shopping centre, one of the oldest high-rise buildings built in the 1960s, totally collapsed after hours of fire. Dozens of firefighters and residents are entrapped inside the building.[:ar]

A bus rollover on Kerman-Rafsanjan road in southern Iran left six dead and sixteen wounded.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry extended its condolences to Kyrgyzstan over a plane crash that has killed 37 people.

At least 32 people have reportedly died in the crash of a Turkish cargo plane near the airport in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.

Several people, including at least five Iranians, have lost their lives in a huge blaze in a hotel in central parts of Iraqi holy city of Karbala on Saturday evening.

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale in Iran’s southern city of Khonj has killed four Afghan workers and injured four others.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry offered condolences to Russia over a military plane crash that killed all 92 people on board on Sunday morning.

Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that a total of 92 people were on board of a Tu-154 plane that crashed in the Black Sea.

A Russian Il-18 plane has crashed in Russia's Sakha Republic (Yakutia) on Monday. Early reports show that all passengers have survived.

In a message, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condoled with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo over the deaths caused by the deadly earthquake in the Southeast Asian state.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi offered condolences to Pakistan over a plane crash that killed all 48 people on board on Wednesday.

Based on a new law in southern Iran, camel owners are obliged to install registration plates on their animals so that they can be identified in case of being involved in car accidents.

A Bell 205 helicopter crashed in a lake west of Tehran on Tuesday, but all crew members have survived the accident.

An Iranian official says the explosion of a landmine remained from Iraq's imposed war on Iran in 1980-88 led to the injury of a man.

70 members of Iran’s Parliament have called for the impeachment of Transport Minister over the recent train collision, which killed at least 45.

Iran’s football legend Ali Daei has released a message of condolence over the death of Brazilian football player Filipe Machado in the recent Columbia plane crash.

Head of Iran’s railway resigned in a televised interview after a train crash that killed 49 people in Semnan province on Friday, offering an apology to the nation for the deadly incident.

A helicopter belonging to the IRGC and used by National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) crashed in the Caspian Sea early on Sunday.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei extended his condolences to the bereaved Iranian families who lost their beloved ones in the recent terrorist attack in Iraq and a train collision accident in Iran, and called on officials to probe into root causes of such incidents.

The recent train crash in Iran’s Semnan Province has overshadowed the deaths of dozens of Iran pilgrims in a terrorist attack in Iraq.