At least 28 people dead as bus carrying Shiite pilgrims crashes in Iran

This image taken from a video released by Iranian state television shows the aftermath of a bus crash near Taft, Iran (Iranian state television via AP)

A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq has crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said.

The crash happened on Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.