Tehran: 15, November, 2019: 28 At least 28, Afghan Nationals were killed in a road accident in southeast Iran, here on Friday.

According to reports, 21 people were also injured when two crowded minibuses collided near the town of Khash in Sistan and Baluchistan Province early on November 14, some 1,500 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tehran. 

The region is a route used frequently by traffickers to smuggle illegal Afghan migrants, usually in crammed vehicles. 

Iran has one of the world’s worst road-safety records due to unsafe vehicles and inadequate emergency services, as well as disregard for traffic regulations. 002