2004 Nosratabad fuel tanker explosion

2004 Nosratabad fuel tanker explosion
Details
Date	24 June 2004
Location	Nosratabad, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Coordinates	29°51′29″N 59°58′45″E / 29.85806°N 59.97917°E / 29.85806; 59.97917
Cause	Collision of a petrol tanker and bus
Statistics
Deaths	90
Injured	114

The 2004 Nosratabad fuel tanker explosion was a catastrophic incident that took place on 24 June 2004, near Iran's border with Afghanistan, resulting in at least 90 fatalities and 114 injuries. The disaster occurred when a petrol truck lost control and collided with a bus at the Nosratabad police checkpoint, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Zahedan.^[1]