At least 12 people died and 18 were injured after a bus carrying workers of the Dalran Fuel and Liquid Gas Refinery (NGL) project overturned, on the Dasht-Abbas road to Murmuri in Ilam province.
This incident happened around 19:25 on the evening of Saturday, November 14. The bus had local workers working on the NGL project in Dalran, which overturned on the road connecting Dasht Abbas to Murmuri.
Bahazad Nurmohammadi, the governor of Abdanan, announced on Sunday morning, November 15, that the death toll had increased to 12 and 16 wounded were still hospitalized. According to him, 10 people are being treated at Dezpol Hospital, five at medical centers in Abdanan and one in Ilam.
Abbas Kaisuri, president of the Elam University of Medical Sciences, also announced that 18 people were injured and announced that three of the injured were hospitalized in the intensive care unit and two were released after receiving medical care.
Ahmed Karmi, the governor of Elam, announced on Sunday that after learning about the accident, Masoud Elbedjikian, the president and interior minister, ordered a special investigation, the mobilization of aid and medical facilities and the investigation of the dimensions of the accident.
The public prosecutor and Abdanan's revolution also announced the start of the judicial investigation to determine the cause of the overturning of the bus and said that legal action will be taken if negligence, violation or inaction on the part of the persons or institutions responsible is found.
Following this incident, one day of public mourning was declared throughout the province of Ilam and two days in the city of Abdanan.