▁to ▁the ▁b anned ▁publication ▁Iran - e ▁F arda , ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁Te h ran ▁road ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁D ari ush ▁For ou har ▁and ▁Par v ane h ▁E sk and ari . ▁His ▁official ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁was ▁" heart ▁failure ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁kill ▁a ▁bus load ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁writers ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁poetry ▁conference ▁in ▁Armen ia . ▁At ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁while ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁passengers ▁were ▁sleep ing , ▁the ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁bus ▁attempted ▁to ▁ste er ▁the ▁bus ▁off ▁a ▁cl iff ▁near ▁the ▁Hey ran ▁Pass . ▁" When ▁the ▁driver ▁tried ▁to ▁jump ▁out ▁to ▁save ▁himself , ▁a ▁passenger ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁wheel ▁and ▁ste ered ▁the ▁bus ▁back ▁onto ▁the ▁road ." ▁The ▁driver ▁tried ▁it ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁" d iving ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁just ▁as ▁it ▁care ened ▁toward ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 - foot ▁free ▁fall ." ▁The ▁bus ▁hit ▁a ▁b ould er ▁and ▁stopped , ▁saving ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁writers . ▁The ▁driver ▁ran ▁away . ▁The ▁passengers ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁C asp ian ▁town ▁by ▁authorities , ▁inter rog ated ▁and ▁war ned ▁" to