At least 21 Iraqis killed, 19 wounded in bus crash and fire near Nassiriya

At ‌least 21 Iraqis were killed and 19 others injured when a passenger ​bus crashed and caught fire near the southern city of Nassiriya on Sunday, police and health officials said. The accident occurred after the driver lost control of ‌the bus on ‌a highway ​near ‌Nassiriya, ⁠causing ​the vehicle ⁠to overturn and burst into flames, the officials said. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi ordered an investigation into the causes of the crash and ⁠directed authorities to submit a ‌report ‌on the circumstances surrounding ​the accident, ‌his office said.