In a deadly chain collision on the Iranshahr to Khash highway, in the Daman district area before the village of Balouchkhan in Iranshahr county, five people, including three Sukhtbars, were killed.
According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Sunday, July 20, 2025, a fatal chain accident occurred on the Iranshahr to Khash highway, in the Daman district area before the village of Balouchkan in Iranshahr county. The accident resulted in a fire involving three vehicles, killing five people including several Sukhtbars and injuring at least one other person.
As of now, the identities of the five deceased, including the three Sukhtbars, have been confirmed by Kolbarnews. The three deceased fuel couriers are identified as: Javad Hosseinzehi, 22 years old, son of Abdolghader, from the village of Sangalg, a district of Mehrestan county. Ershad Khoram, along with his brother-in-law Razagh Hajpour, residents of Chabahar.
The other two deceased citizens are identified as: Rahmat Qalandarzehi, son of Elmkhan, and his wife, who had five children, both from the village of Gowkoh, Khash county.
According to the report, the accident involved a collision between five vehicles: two Peugeot cars, one Saipa Sukhtbari vehicle, and two other passenger cars. Three of these vehicles were completely engulfed in flames.
According to statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in the year 1403, a total of 183 Kolbars were killed or injured in the border areas and inter-road routes of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces due to factors such as direct shooting by regime military forces, avalanches and hypothermia, landmine explosions, falls from mountains and heights, and other incidents.Out of this total, 52 Kolbars (28%) were killed, and 131 Kolbars (72%) were injured. Among the 183 Kolbars who were killed or injured in 1403, 143 cases (78%) resulted from direct shootings by regime military forces.Additionally, among the 183 kulbars affected, 11 (6%) were child Kolbars under the age of 18. One of these cases resulted in the death of a child Kolbar due to hypothermia.
