{"id":5008,"date":"2026-08-16T19:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:53:34","slug":"baloch-fuel-carrier-killed-after-military-chase-leads-to-fatal-rollover-and-fire-in-manujan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/baloch-fuel-carrier-killed-after-military-chase-leads-to-fatal-rollover-and-fire-in-manujan\/","title":{"rendered":"Baloch Fuel Carrier Killed After Military Chase Leads to Fatal Rollover and Fire in Manujan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Baloch Fuel Carrier Killed After Military Chase Leads to Fatal Rollover and Fire in Manujan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bAccording to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, a Baloch fuel carrier lost his life in a vehicle fire on August 15, 2026, following a pursuit by military forces in the Khosrowabad area (Karam Pass) near Manujan County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe victim has been identified as <strong>Kourosh Miri (Balochzehi)<\/strong>, a resident of Rudbar-e Jonub County, as confirmed by <em>Rasanank<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bSources report that Kourosh was driving a Nissan pickup truck along the Hashtbandi-Manujan road when two unmarked vehicles belonging to military forces began pursuing him. The chase continued into the Khosrowabad area at Karam Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bDuring the pursuit, Kourosh\u2019s vehicle rolled over and immediately caught fire. Trapped inside, he burned to death before rescuers could reach him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<strong>Background Context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bFuel carrying (<em>Sookhtbari<\/em>) remains one of the few viable livelihoods in southeastern Iran due to severe economic deprivation, though drivers face extreme safety and security hazards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>2025 Casualty Toll:<\/strong> At least 173 fuel carriers were killed and 132 injured throughout 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Road Accidents:<\/strong> Traffic crashes claimed 131 lives and injured 80 others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Military Interventions:<\/strong> Direct military actions\u2014including shootings, landmine explosions, vehicular pursuits, and physical assaults\u2014resulted in 37 deaths and 44 injuries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Other Incidents:<\/strong> Drowning accounted for 2 deaths; isolated fires led to 1 death and 7 injuries; and armed attacks by unidentified individuals resulted in 2 deaths and 1 injury.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Arrests:<\/strong> At least 211 fuel carriers were detained by authorities over the same period. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13914.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13914.jpg 849w, https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13914-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13914-768x637.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baloch Fuel Carrier Killed After Military Chase Leads to Fatal Rollover and Fire in Manujan \u200bAccording to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, a Baloch fuel carrier lost his life in a vehicle fire on August 15, 2026, following a pursuit by military forces in the Khosrowabad area (Karam Pass) near Manujan County. \u200bThe victim has &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5010,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions\/5010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}