At least 11 people died and 27 others were injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck in western Turkey on Monday. Emergency teams rushed to the scene and launched rescue operations following the crash. Authorities have also begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the deadly accident.
The collision occurred in Manisa province near the entrance to a highway connecting Bursa and Izmir. Bursa is a tourist city, while Izmir lies on Turkey’s Aegean coast. The crash caused multiple casualties, according to the report.
Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said emergency teams responded after receiving reports of the accident. He shared the information in a statement posted on social media platform X. The minister also said he was personally monitoring the situation.
Images released after the collision showed the passenger bus mounted on roadside safety barriers. The pictures indicated the force of the impact between the two vehicles. However, authorities have not yet released a detailed account of how the collision occurred.
Turkish media reported that authorities had detained both the bus driver and the truck driver. The detentions came as investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the crash. Officials have not provided further details about the drivers.
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The authorities have also not disclosed the physical condition of either driver. The report did not identify the victims or provide details about their nationalities. Further information about the injured passengers was also unavailable in the supplied account.
The investigation is expected to examine the circumstances that led to the collision. However, officials have not announced a confirmed cause or provided a timeline for completing their inquiry. The confirmed toll remains at 11 dead and 27 injured, according to the report.