Two railcars derailed in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday leading to multiple casualties, local media reported.
The death toll in the high-speed train crash in the Turkish capital of Ankara has increased to nine, while 46 people were injured, Turkish Minister of Transport Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters.
"A total of seven people died as a result of the crash, including the driver. A total of 46 people were injured, and the condition of three of them has been assessed as grave", the Ankara administration said in a statement earlier.
Earlier in the day, Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin said that four people had been killed and 43 others had been injured.
"The train collided with a shunting locomotive that should not have been on that rail track. A total of four people were killed and 43 others were injured. These figures will be defined more precisely later. All the rescue teams are operating, and investigation into the incident is underway", Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin said.
#SONDAKİKA
— 🇹🇷🄶🅰🄼🅂🄸🅉🇹🇷 (@NoGaMNo) December 13, 2018
Ankara-Konya seferini yapan YHT'nin Yenimahalle'deki Marşandiz istasyonunda üst geçide çarpması sonucu iki vagonu devrildi. Çok sayıda yaralı var geçmiş olsun #Ankara#perşembe pic.twitter.com/dpr0mmpT7x
The high-speed train crash in the Turkish capital of Ankara was caused by a collision with a shunting locomotive, the Turkish Transport Ministry said in a statement.
The train collided with a shunting locomotive that should not have been on that rail track", the statement read.
#SONDAKİKA Ankara — Konya seferini yapan Yüksek Hızlı Tren marşandiz köprüsünde üst geçide çarptı!
— FUAT BARAN (@yagizefe) December 13, 2018
Olay yerinden ilk görüntüler bu.
Umarım can kaybı yoktur. pic.twitter.com/nDQandA9B1
@Ankara #ankara #trenkazası pic.twitter.com/tFxAdLbzQE
— YsnZhl (@YsnZhl) December 13, 2018
Ambulance cars are reportedly arriving at the site of the crash.
Ankara'daki yüksek hızlı tren kazasından ilk görüntülerhttps://t.co/bbTI2J82yP pic.twitter.com/te9RgLCyGl
— Sputnik Türkiye (@sputnik_TR) December 13, 2018
High-speed train traffic from Ankara on all routes has been suspended after a deadly train crash that happened earlier in the day, a representative from the Turkish State Railways told Sputnik.
Earlier on Thursday, Turkish media reported about the crash of a train from Ankara to Konya.