Fars province registers highest road deaths in summer

TEHRAN – The highest rate of road casualties across the country took place in Fars province during summer, traffic police chief Teymour Hosseini has announced.

Ex-Iran wrestler Alireza Heydari survives car crash

TEHRAN – Former Iranian wrestler Alireza Heydari survived a horrific car crash that killed his two friends.

Car use increases by 40% in h2 in Tehran: deputy mayor

TEHRAN — Car use surges in the second half of the year by 40 percent in the capital, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs, has said.

Ex-Iran boxer in coma after car accident

Former Iran boxer Ata Alizadeh is in a coma following a horror car accident.

Holiday trips on the rise, road casualties drop

TEHRAN — Over the Iranian New Year vacation (starting on March 21) holiday trips grew by 12 percent and road casualties have decreased comparatively, deputy police chief Eskandar Momeni said on Monday.

‘Improving infrastructure, auto industry decrease road rage’

TEHRAN — Improving road infrastructure and the auto industry would certainly decrease the number of road crashes, Tehran police chief has said, Mehr reported on Saturday.

By Mohammad Homaeifar

Enough is enough 

Again a tragic car accident happened. This time schoolgirls became victims of carelessness casting shadow over travel camps mostly involving pupils and university students.