At least 27 people have been killed in Sanandaj following the collision of an oil tanker and a bus

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Sanandaj is the capital of the Kurdistan Province in Iran, and has a population of 414,069.

Video of the aftermath of the incident shows the bus and tanker engulfed in flames.

A number of people are also reported to have been severely injured during the collision.

According to reports, an oil tanker exporting south-Kurdistani oil to East-Kurdistan was involved in the crash.