TEHRAN (Iran News) President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an investigation into a bus crash in southern Iran that killed six schoolgirls.

A bus carrying schoolgirls crashed in the southern Iranian province of Kerman on Thursday. Six students lost their lives and 27 others were injured.

In a message on Friday, President Pezeshkian emphasized the need for an investigation into the crash so as to prevent similar incidents in the future.

The president said he had been deeply saddened by the news of the incident, extending condolences to the families of the victims.

He also prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured.

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The bus was heading to Gonbad Kavoos from the capital Tehran when the accident took place in the Doab region of Savadkouh, in Mazandaran province, early on Thursday.

The injured were transferred to nearby hospitals.

Police say the accident was caused by a defect in the vehicle’s brake system.

Iran has a good road network but accidents caused by reckless drivers kill thousands each year.

Around 17,000 people were killed in road accidents across Iran in the Iranian calendar year that ended in March 2019.

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