Brief
Turkey bus‑truck collision kills 11, injures 27 in Manisa province
The crash occurred on a highway linking Bursa and Izmir, prompting emergency response and driver detentions.
By Felo News Desk · Published
At least 11 people were killed and 27 injured when a passenger bus struck a truck on a highway near the entrance to the Bursa‑Izmir route in Manisa province, Turkey, on Monday, according to dailytimes.com.pk.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi posted on X that emergency teams responded quickly after reports of the accident and that he was personally monitoring the situation.
Images released after the collision showed the bus mounted on roadside safety barriers, indicating a high‑impact crash. Turkish media reported that both the bus driver and the truck driver were detained as investigators examine the circumstances, though officials have not disclosed the drivers' conditions or the cause of the crash.
Key facts
- 11 people died in the collision (dailytimes.com.pk)
- 27 people were injured (dailytimes.com.pk)
- The crash occurred on a highway linking Bursa and Izmir in Manisa province (dailytimes.com.pk)
- Turkey's interior minister Mustafa Çiftçi said emergency teams responded and he was monitoring the incident (dailytimes.com.pk)
- Both the bus driver and the truck driver were detained pending investigation (dailytimes.com.pk)
Sources
- [1] dailytimes.com.pk — originally reported as “Turkey bus-truck collision kills 11, injures 27”
