AdvertisementFifteen people have been killed and at least another 17 injured after a bus veered off a major road and rolled down an embankment in western Turkey. The crash happened around 4.40am local time in Balikesir province, the local governor's office said. The bus belonging to travel company Efe Tur was traveling from Zonguldak in northern Turkey to Izmir in western Turkey when it went off the road, according to Turkey's official Anadolu news agency. The front windscreen was completely shattered and the most of the bus was crumpled up due to the impact. Emergency crews could be seen removing passenger's luggage from the crushed vehicle while a crane hauled the remains of the vehicle away.

Source: Daily Mail August 08, 2021 09:54 UTC