Nineveh: A security source announced fatalities and injuries in a horrific traffic accident involving a tourist bus traveling from Baghdad towards the Kurdistan Region and a large truck near the Al-Hadar intersection in Nineveh.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the accident occurred when the tourist bus and the truck collided under circumstances that are currently under investigation by local authorities. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene to provide aid and transport the injured to nearby hospitals.

The incident has raised concerns about road safety in the region, prompting calls for increased measures to prevent similar accidents in the future. The authorities are expected to release more details as the investigation progresses.