Road accident in Iraq, 16 killed, 13 injured

Road accident in Iraq, 16 killed, 13 injured

Baghdad, The Gulf Observer: At least 16 people, mostly Iranians, were killed in a road accident in Iraq, the Iraqi state news agency said early on Saturday.

Thirteen people were also injured in the accident, which occurred on a road linking two cities in Iraq’s northern Salahuddin province, the state news agency added, citing a local medical official.

The injured were taken to hospitals in critical condition, the official said.