A chain accident in Mahabad left one person dead and 11 injured

Urmia - The operational deputy of the firefighting and safety services organization of Mahabad municipality said: A chain accident involving a minibus and four cars in the Darlak ring road of Mahabad left one person dead and 11 injured.

According to Ambassador Arjan Sardar Fadakar, in this context, he said: This incident occurred when a Saipa truck carrying grapes, moving in the opposite direction, collided with a minibus carrying sugar factory workers.

He added: In the continuation of this accident, three cars, including Pride, Peugeot 206 and L90, also collided with the cars involved in the accident.

Referring to the casualties of this accident, the operational deputy of the firefighting and safety services organization of Mahabad municipality said: one passenger of the minibus lost his life and 11 passengers of other cars were injured.

Fadakar continued: In order to provide relief to the injured, four emergency ambulances, one Red Crescent Society ambulance, and one Mahabad municipality ambulance were sent to the scene of the accident.

Stating that some of the injured suffered head and shoulder fractures, he said: The injured were transferred to Imam Khomeini (RA) Hospital in Mahabad to receive medical services.

He also pointed out that the transported grapes fell on the road surface and the road became slippery and added: Firefighters washed the road to prevent other possible accidents.

Fadakar pointed out that the main cause of this accident is under investigation by the traffic police.

He asked the drivers to prevent traffic accidents by observing safe speed, paying enough attention to the road and avoiding carelessness.