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Several killed in Turkey bus crash

January 20, 2018

Eleven people have been killed and at least 44 others injured when an intercity bus crashed in Eskisehir, a province in northwestern Turkey. Eskisehir's governor said the precise cause of the crash is still unknown.

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Firefighters inspect the scene after an accident occurred
Image: picture-alliance/AA/E. Yasar

The bus was making an overnight journey from the Turkish capital Ankara to the western city of Bursa. Local officials said the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle while traveling on the motorway and crashed into trees along the roadside in the central Anatolian province of Eskisehir.

The bus was carrying families bound for a half-term skiing trip at the popular Uludag ski resort, Eskisehir governor Ozdemir Cakacak was quoted as saying by Turkey's private Dogan news agency. The agency did not report if any children were among those killed.

The road was empty and was neither wet nor frozen, Cakacak said. The driver and his assistant, who were lightly injured, have been detained and prosecutors have launched an investigation.

Map of Eskisehir province in western Turkey
The Eskisehir province in western Turkey

dv/jlw (AFP, dpa)