2004 Nosratabad fuel tanker explosion

Accident in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran June 2023 June 2023 24 June 2004 Nosratabad, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran Collision of a petrol tanker and bus 90 114 Iran 29 51 29 N 59 58 45 E dim:1km title,inline The 2004 Nosratabad fuel tanker explosion was a catastrophic incident that took place on 24 June 2004, near Iran's border with Afghanistan, resulting in at least 90 fatalities and 114 injuries. The disaster occurred when a petrol truck lost control and collided with a bus at the Nosratabad police checkpoint, located about 110 km mi west of Zahedan. Background Iran has a high rate of road accidents, with an average of 22,000 annual fatalities at the time of the disaster. Police checkpoints, mostly present to check for drugs, are commonplace on roads in the vicinity of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province. The checkpoint at Nosratabad was situated on a sharp bend and was known for creating long queues of buses and cars, and its location and outdated inspection methods would later be criticised by Zahedan parliamentarian Hossein Ali Shahriari. Earlier in the year on 18 February 2004, a train carrying sulphur, fertiliser, petrol, and cotton wool derailed, separated, and exploded near Nishapur, killing almost 300 people.2004-02-18 Iran train blast kills hundreds en-GB http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3498851.stm 2023-06-20 Incident The petrol truck was carrying more than 17,000 L impgal USgal of petrol when it lost control and collided with an electricity pylon and then a bus at the police post, where other vehicles were waiting in line.24 June 2004 Gasoline Tanker Explodes in Iran http://www.uneptie.org/pc/apell/disasters/irantankerblast.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040723094230/www.uneptie.org/pc/apell/disasters/irantankerblast.htm 23 July 2004 18 June 2023 UNEP25 June 2004 Ninety die in Iranian tanker crash https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/6/25/ninety-die-in-iranian-tanker-crash 2023-06-19 Al Jazeera en The impact caused the truck to explode, creating a fireball that engulfed five other buses and several additional vehicles that were stopped at the checkpoint, some of which were carrying tar, further exacerbating the flames. The explosion was so intense that many of the victims were charred beyond recognition.2004-06-26 90 die in fuel tanker crash in Iran https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/90-die-in-fuel-tanker-crash-in-iran.119292 2023-06-19 Times of Malta en-gb According to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, most of the victims were women and children who were waiting inside the buses while the men were being searched by the police outside.McDowall Angus 2004-06-25 Petrol tanker explosion kills 90 in Iran https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/petrol-tanker-explosion-kills-90-in-iran-733564.html 2023-06-19 The Independent en2004-06-26 Fuel truck-bus crash kills 90 in Iran - Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/06/26/2003176604 2023-06-19 Taipei Times The victims were burnt to death due to a lack of firefighting equipment at the police station in Nosratabad. Mehran Nourbakhsh, a spokesperson for the Iranian Red Crescent Society, stated that 90 people had died in the blast and 114 had been injured. He added that the organization had dispatched 40 workers to the scene to provide aid. See also List of accidents and disasters by death toll References Category:2000s disasters in Iran Category:2004 disasters in Asia Category:2004 in Iran Category:2004 explosions Category:2004 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Asia Category:Explosions in Iran Category:Accidental deaths in Iran Category:2000s in Sistan and Baluchestan province Category:June 2004 in Iran Category:Tank truck explosions Category:2004 industrial disasters Category:Road incidents in Iran