11 killed, 27 injured after bus collides with truck in western Turkey
Dubai: At least 11 people were killed and 27 injured when a bus collided with a truck and overturned in western Turkey on Sunday, authorities said. The crash occurred near the entrance to a motorway linking Bursa with the coastal city of Izmir, the Manisa governor's office said in a social media statement. “Eleven Turkish citizens were killed and 27 others injured,” the governor's office said.…
Eleven people lost their lives and 27 sustained injuries when a bus collided with a truck and overturned in western Turkey on Sunday, authorities reported. The accident took place near the entrance to a motorway connecting Bursa with the coastal city of Izmir, as confirmed by the Manisa governor's office in a social media statement.
"Eleven Turkish citizens were killed and 27 others injured," the governor's office stated. Emergency and rescue teams rushed to the scene, with Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci announcing that they were working closely with all relevant authorities to monitor the situation. Images shared by local media showed the overturned bus, lodged against roadside barriers, with its shattered windscreen.
Both bus and truck drivers were detained as part of an investigation into the crash's cause, though their conditions have not been disclosed. Local reports suggested the truck, identified as a tractor-trailer, may have been traveling on the wrong side of the road, although official details on the crash's cause have not been released.
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