Mohsen Rezai's News Agency Baztab reports that 27 people were killed yesterday in a bridge collision between a bus and a truck near the Iranian city of Ilam. The fatalities were mostly pilgrims returning to their home city of Esfahan after visiting religious shrines, which were not specified in the report. The report said 15 other bus passengers were severely wounded. Police experts said the accident was due to speeding by the truck driver, who lost control of his vehicle.

Baztab's Persian report on the accident is here. Additional photos were published on the Baztab site here.