An 11-year-old boy driving his father’s car has allegedly crashed into another car with five people inside, killing three of them, in Iran.

The boy was reportedly driving his father’s car, an Iranian-produced IKCO Samand, with four passengers on board when he reportedly crashed into the Peugeot carrying the five victims.

The incident took place on the road between the city of Tafresh and the city of Saveh in Qom Province in northern Iran on Thursday, 10th February.

Both vehicles ended up looking like mangled wrecks in the crash, and despite first responders reportedly arriving on the scene promptly, three of the occupants of the Peugeot were declared dead. The other two were taken to hospital for treatment.

Four of the people in the car allegedly being driven by the boy, who has not been named, also reportedly sustained unspecified injuries.

The traffic police chief for Qom Province, Mokhtar Panahi, said: “The investigation shows that the cause of the accident lies with the Samand car, whose driver was an 11-year-old boy.”

The three fatalities included Seyed Mohammad Mirhadi, from the city of Tafresh, and his two daughters, who have not been named.

The two people in the Peugeot who were injured and who were taken to hospital are reportedly Seyed’s parents, who have not been named.

The boy’s father has been named as Hossein Haji Lori, age not reported, who was reportedly the head of the Islamic Council for the village of Kahak. He has since reportedly been removed from his position.

Dari Najafabadi, the representative of the country’s Supreme Leader in Markazi Province has called for prayers for the victims and offered his condolences.

The boy, under Iranian law, is reportedly not going to be held responsible due to his young age, but his father could face charges if deemed responsible for his son’s actions. It was unclear if the father had been charged at the time of writing.