Twelve workers were killed and 17 others injured when a bus carrying NGL refinery workers overturned on the Dasht-e Abbas–Abdanan road in Ilam Province. In response, the governor of Ilam declared a province-wide day of mourning.
Today, Sunday, November 15, 2026, a bus carrying workers from the NGL refinery overturned on the Dasht-e Abbas–Abdanan road in Ilam Province.
According to reports, following the incident, five Red Crescent rescue teams were dispatched to the scene to recover the victims and transfer the injured to medical centers.
Eight people died at the scene initially. Later, four more injured people died in hospital from the severity of their injuries, bringing the total death toll to 12, while 17 others were injured.
Following the tragic incident, the governor of Ilam declared one day of mourning across Ilam Province and two days of mourning in the city of Abdanan as a gesture of sympathy with the victims.
