Iran's Justice Minister Killed In Car Crash

Jamal Karimi-Rad (undated) (Fars) December 29, 2006 -- Iranian media reports say Justice Minister Jamal Karimi-Rad was killed in a car crash on December 28.

The accident reportedly occurred on a road to the western city of Brujerd.

The minister was traveling with his family when they lost control of their vehicle in icy conditions and hit a truck. His family survived the accident.

Karimi-Rad had been a minister in Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's cabinet since 2005.

(AFP, dpa)