TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed on Friday and 19 others were injured as a minibus plunged into a valley in Iran's northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The minibus was carrying 20 mountain climbers when it veered off the road and fell into the valley, which was located near Farizi village in Golbahar County, Fars quoted Amanollah Khedmatgozar, mayor of the county, as saying.
Khedmatgozar said that the injured had been transferred to nearby medical centers, adding initial investigations showed that the driver's failure to control the minibus was among the causes of the incident.
Khorasan Razavi province is a mountainous region in Iran with several peaks popular for climbing. ■
