Turkey: 9 Killed in Bus Accident near Ankara

At least nine people were killed and 26 others injured on Friday after a bus collided with a bridge in Ankara, according to a preliminary report from the governor of the Turkish capital.

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According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the accident occurred around 5 a.m. local time (2 a.m. GMT) when a passenger bus traveling from Eskişehir in central Turkey crashed into the wall of a bridge on a highway near Ankara. The incident prompted the deployment of a large number of ambulances and rescue teams, as reported by the Turkish public television station TRT.

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Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin, who was quoted by the station, stated: “There were no brake marks at the scene, leading us to believe that the driver may have fallen asleep.”

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An investigation into the accident has been initiated.