TEHRAN, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus overturned on an intercity road in Iran's southern Bushehr province on Sunday, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) reported.

A public bus drives past a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Six rescue teams were immediately sent to the scene, and the wounded were transferred to nearby medical centers, the IRCS said in a statement published on its website.

According to the semi-official Fars news agency, the bus was carrying employees of the South Pars Gas Company.

The cause of the incident is under investigation by the relevant authorities.