Canakkale: Eight people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck and a car in Trkiye's northwestern province of Canakkale, local authorities announced.
According to Emirates News Agency, Canakkale Governor Omer Toraman informed the press that the truck had overturned into the opposite lane, impacting a passenger bus and a car. Toraman stated that the truck driver and seven passengers on the bus were killed, while 20 injured individuals, some in critical condition, were transported to nearby hospitals.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc announced that a judicial investigation into the accident had been launched, and two public prosecutors had been assigned to the case.