TEHRAN, June 8, 2022 (AFP) – At least 10 people were killed and several others injured on Wednesday as a train derailed near Tabas in central Iran on the line between Mashhad and Yazd, state media reported.

“Ten people were killed and a number of others were injured in the incident,” spokesman for the national rescue service Mojtaba Khaledi was quoted as saying by state TV. “Twelve of the injured are in critical condition and have been transferred to hospital,” he added.