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TEHRAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 21 people were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer carrying flammable materials in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

The passenger bus was heading from Tehran to Kerman city in the southern part of the country, when the accident took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Javad Dorostkar from Isfahan police office told ISNA.

Nineteen passengers of the bus were killed on the spot, and two others died later in the hospital, said Dorostkar.

Also, 25 people were injured as the huge fire engulfed the two vehicles.

The rescue operators of the Red Crescent of Isfahn province have moved the injured to the hospitals in Dorud city, the report said.

The bus hit the rear end of the tanker and further details about the cause of accident will be announced after the due investigations.

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The fire took three fire departments an hour and a half to contain on a windy day after the fire spread to some nearby trees and even had a trailer next door smoldering. The lone occupant escaped unharmed with the help of a neighbor who called in the fire.

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The KHP report indicates that 55-year-old Richard Kempfer of Omaha was riding his bicycle in the driving lane of U.S. Highway 36 approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday when a tractor-trailer driven by Adam Wildman of South Charleston, Ohio collided with him.

Kempfer was transported to a Lincoln hospital, with an unknown condition. Wildman was uninjured in the collision. Following the accident, the tractor-trailer went into the north ditch of the highway and jackknifed.</s>At least 21 people died when a bus overturned following a collision with a tanker on a road in central Iran, AP reports.

Iranian state television said the accident happened late on Monday on the road linking the cities of Kashan and Natanz, about some 250 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tehran.

The intercity bus was taking passengers from Tehran to the city of Kerman, some 1,000 kilometers to the southeast, when the accident took place.

The TV said 20 people were injured in the crash and were taken to local hospitals.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has offered condolences to the families of the victims and wished speedy recovery to those injured in the accident.</s>TEHRAN: At least 19 people were killed when a bus and a fuel tanker collided in central Iran, state television reported on Tuesday. The collision, which occurred around 11:15 pm (18:45 GMT) on Monday, triggered a fireball that engulfed both the truck and the bus on the motorway between Kashan and Natanz, more than 200 kilometres (125 miles) south of the capital Tehran. “Based on preliminary investigations, the tanker swerved to the side, hitting the bus and causing an explosion and fire which killed 19 of the passengers at the scene,” traffic police commander General Mohammad-Hossein Hamidi said. State television aired footage of firefighters battling the blaze as emergency crews rushed to take the wounded to nearby hospitals. President Hassan Rouhani said more needed to be done by the authorities to prevent road deaths.</s>Transcript: The trailer valet rvr is a remote controlled trailer mover. Users can move a trailer from up to 40 feet away. The trailer valet can maneuver both single and dual-axle trailers. It comes in 3 models with weight capacities of 3,500 lbs, 5,5000 lbs and 9,000 lbs. Trailers are pulled using rvr's 2 or 4 torque motors depending on the model. The trailer valet rvr also has a 360-degree range of motion and can be used with different terrains such as grass, gravel or dirt thanks to its tread system. The rechargeable battery lasts up to 30 minutes. Learn more at trailervalet.com.

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The collision, which occurred around 11:15pm on Monday, triggered a fireball that engulfed both the truck and the bus on the motorway between Kashan and Natanz, more than 200 kilometres south of the capital Tehran.

"Based on preliminary investigations, the tanker swerved to the side, hitting the bus and causing an explosion and fire which killed 19 of the passengers at the scene," traffic police commander General Mohammad-Hossein Hamidi said.

State television aired footage of firefighters battling the blaze as emergency crews rushed to take the wounded to nearby hospitals.

Iran has one of the highest road death rates in the world, with health ministry officials reporting around 16,300 killed in the Iranian year that ended in March and a further 336,000 injured.

Among the main causes are reckless driving the poor quality of the road network, particularly in rural areas, and the large number of domestically manufactured vehicles equipped with outdated technology due to US-led sanctions.
21 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer carrying flammable materials in Isfahan, Iran (Xinhua)