24 dead in bus accident in SW Turkey
13:42, 13/05/2017, SaturdayU: Update: 17:54, 13/05/2017, Saturday
Yeni Şafak
The midibus was carrying domestic tourists.
A bus veered off a cliff in Muğla, Turkey, leaving 24 passengers dead and 10 others wounded
A midibus veered off a cliff in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla on Saturday, leaving 24 passengers dead and 10 others wounded.
The midibus was carrying domestic tourists, and among the wounded are two children.
The bus had travelled from the western city of Izmir, the governor told reporters in televised comments.
The minibus rolled off a precipice on the Muğla-Antalya highway.
Safety personnel, fire fighters and teams from the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) were dispatched to the scene.
Rescue operations are still underway.