Train derailment leaves at least 17 dead, 30 injured in Iran

Mashhad-Yazd train was carrying 348 passengers, Mohammadreza Daghayeghi said, adding three wagons of the train went off track.

Some 5 passengers are in critical conditions, he said, adding that they have been dispatched to the hospital.

He went on to say that nine rescue teams of the IRCS are carrying out the necessary relief measures.