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Turkey bus crash kills nine, injures 26

By : Kareem Azeez

Date: 9 August 2024 9:14am WAT

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This handout picture released by Swiss police of the Canton of Zurich (Kantonspolizei Zurich) shows the wreckage of a bus that crashed into a wall early on December 16, 2018 on motorway A3 near Zurich, killing one person and injuring 44 others. One person died and 44 others were injured on December 16 when a bus lost control and crashed into a wall on a Swiss motorway, multiple media reports said. Kantonspolizei Zurich / AFP

This handout picture released by Swiss police of the Canton of Zurich (Kantonspolizei Zurich) shows the wreckage of a bus that crashed into a wall early on December 16, 2018 on motorway A3 near Zurich, killing one person and injuring 44 others. One person died and 44 others were injured on December 16 when a bus lost control and crashed into a wall on a Swiss motorway, multiple media reports said. Kantonspolizei Zurich / AFP

A bus crashed through a highway bridge near Ankara early Friday, killing nine people and injuring 26, the governor of Turkey’s capital region said.

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The accident occurred at 5:00 am (0200 GMT), the TRT public television channel said. It was travelling from Eskisehir, a city west of Ankara.

Picture of a car crash. AFP

Ankara region governor Vasip Sahin said preliminary information suggested the driver had fallen asleep as there were no indications he had tried to brake.

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An investigation has been launched. Bus accidents are fairly common in Turkey.

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In May, 10 people died and 40 were injured when a bus and two cars and a truck collided on a highway near the southern city of Mersin.

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