A fatal bus and truck accident in western Turkey left 11 dead and 27 injured

As a result of a collision between a bus and a truck in western Turkey, 11 people were killed and 27 people were injured.

According to the AFP news agency, the governor's office of the Manisa region announced that the incident happened near the entrance to a highway on the route between the tourist city of Bursa and the port of Izmir.

The Turkish Minister of the Interior, Mustafa Ciftci, announced in a message on the X social network that the rescue forces were immediately dispatched to the site. According to him, he is closely monitoring the situation.

The Turkish news agency Diachai published a photo of the scene of the accident, where the bus can be seen falling on the barriers on the side of the road and its front window is broken.

Turkish media say truck and bus drivers have been arrested as part of the investigation. No report was published on their physical condition. Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported that preliminary investigations indicate that this truck, which appeared to be a tractor-trailer, was probably traveling in the opposite direction.