
'Two of the deceased are below four years old,' Zakaria Ashkpour said.
In the Sunday evening accident, a passenger bus slid into a 15-meter valley and turned over. The injured were given ambulant care service and some were rushed to the hospitals nearby.
'Due to the severity of the injuries, the victims of the accident have not been identified yet,' according to Director General of Mazandaran Forensic Medicine Center Ali Abbasi.
He said that in some cases DNA tests may be needed to identify the bodies.
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