{"id":317892,"date":"2024-04-03T15:33:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=317892"},"modified":"2024-04-08T11:50:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:50:27","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-3-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-3-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 3, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 9:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iranian Police Officials Admit High Toll in New Year Road Accidents<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Traffic police chief Hassan Momeni acknowledged<\/a> a surge in road accidents during the Iranian New Year holiday period, revealing alarming statistics. From March 14 to April 2, a staggering 813 fatalities were reported in road accidents, with an additional 21,441 individuals sustaining injuries. Among the recorded accidents, 667 were fatal, 17,056 were injury-causing, and 83,939 resulted in damage.<\/p>\n

A day earlier, Sadegh Salimi<\/a>, head of urban traffic police, disclosed that out of over 97,000 recorded accidents during the holiday period, 769 individuals lost their lives. On average, 49 fatalities and 1,115 injuries occurred daily. Approximately one million travelers have yet to return to their hometowns, including 600,000 Tehran residents.<\/p>\n

The highest congestion of travelers was observed in Mazandaran, Gilan, East Azerbaijan, Razavi Khorasan, and the southern coastal strip (Khuzestan, Bushehr, and Hormozgan).<\/p>\n

State-affiliated news agency, Rokna, highlighted the record casualties during Nowruz travels attributed to domestically manufactured vehicles, particularly Iran Khodro and SAIPA. Over 20,000 casualties were reported in 20 days.<\/p>\n

The report underscores decades of concerning mortality and disability statistics in Iran’s road accidents, primarily due to the unsafe nature of domestic and non-standard vehicles. According to Rokna, domestic vehicles accounted for 86% of accidents, while foreign vehicles contributed 14%.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iranian Bank Employees Launch Strike Over Economic Grievances<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Bank employees across Iran launched a strike on Wednesday, April 3, in protest against the deteriorating economic conditions and the mismanagement by the incompetent authorities of the regime. The strike began at 11 a.m. with employees declaring that if their demands are not addressed, they will expand their strike actions.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News in Brief
Bank employees across Iran launched a strike on Wednesday, April 3, in protest against the deteriorating #economic<\/a> conditions and the mismanagement by the incompetent authorities of the regime. The strike began at 11 a.m. with employees declaring that if their\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Q8S4sHYp3u<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n