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2022 South Khorasan train derailment

Coordinates: 33°15′N 56°30′E / 33.250°N 56.500°E / 33.250; 56.500
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2022 South Khorasan train derailment
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Date8 June 2022
LocationSouth Khorasan province
Coordinates33°15′N 56°30′E / 33.250°N 56.500°E / 33.250; 56.500
CountryIran
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Deaths22
Injured87

On 8 June 2022 a train collided with an excavator in South Khorasan province, Iran, leaving 22 people dead and 87 others injured. The incident took place 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Tabas as the train travelled from Mashhad to Yazd.[1]

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  1. ^ "Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 22, injures 87". AP NEWS. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-09.