RSOE EDIS: Syria - Vehicle Accident - 2010.03.27

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2010-03-27 08:46:00 - Vehicle Accident - Syria EDIS CODE: VI-20100327-25479-SYR Date & Time: 2010-03-27 08:46:00 [UTC] Area: Syria, Capital City, Near Damascus, Number of death person(s): 2 Number of Injured person(s): 35 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Affected Foreign Citizen(s)! Not confirmed information! Description: At least two Iranian pilgrims have been killed and 35 others injured after their coach overturned near the Syrian capital Damascus. "The accident took place at 9:00 a.m. due to slippery road conditions when the bus was returning to Iran," said Masoud Akhavan, an official of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, on Saturday. "Unfortunately, two Iranians named Hossein Mirzaei and Sorour Abbasi lost their lives and 35 others were injured," he added. According to Akhavan, the injured Iranians have been sent to a Damascus hospital for treatment. "None of the Iranian pilgrims are in a critical condition but some of them need operations," he further explained. In a similar incident two months ago, a bus carrying pilgrims veered off the road near the Syrian capital, Damascus, leaving four Iranian nationals dead. Posted:2010-03-27 08:46:00 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu