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Bus and truck collision kills 11 in Manisa
A tour coach travelling through western Turkey collided with a truck near Akhisar, leaving survivors in hospital.
What happened
Eleven people were killed and 27 injured when a tour coach travelling from Bursa toward Izmir collided with a truck near the Akhisar motorway entrance in Manisa, western Turkey. The injured were taken to hospital. The governor visited the site, where emergency services and prosecutors began work.
Numbers
- 11 killedDeaths in the Manisa collision
- 27 injuredPeople taken for medical treatment
- 34 passengersPassengers aboard the tour coach — Crew excluded
Questions
- Where was the coach going?
- The coach had left Bursa and was heading to Pamukkale in Denizli, travelling toward Izmir when the collision occurred.
- What happened to the coach?
- Authorities described the coach as overturning after impact; a DHA image showed it lying across motorway safety barriers.
- How were the injured treated?
- Ambulances took the injured to hospitals in Akhisar and Manisa, while responders included medical teams, firefighters, police and gendarmerie.
- Why are prosecutors involved?
- Prosecutors are coordinating site work because the crash caused deaths and injuries, and their inquiry will examine how it happened.
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The catch
The reporting has not determined the collision’s cause or whether the account of the coach reversing is correct.