A bus and a tow truck collided in Turkey: 11 people died.
The injured have been taken to hospitals, and investigative actions have been initiated regarding the incident.
A road traffic accident occurred in the Akhisar district of Manisa province in Turkey, resulting in 11 deaths and 27 injuries. The injured were transported to hospitals.
The incident occurred near the Akhisar toll booths on the Gebze–Orhangazi–Izmir highway. A tour bus traveling from the city of Bursa toward Izmir collided with a tow truck.
Manisa Governor Vahdettin Özkan went to the scene and assessed the situation. According to his statement, 16 of the injured were classified as yellow, 9 as green, and one as red category and sent to hospitals.
Emergency management, police, gendarmerie, firefighting, and emergency medical personnel worked at the scene. An investigation is currently being conducted under the coordination of the Republic Chief Prosecutor's Office.
Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi also stated that he is closely monitoring the incident together with the relevant agencies. In his initial information, the number of injured was indicated as 26.
Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Numan Kurtulmuş and Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz expressed condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
