One Person Killed, 49 Injured in Accident Involving Bus Carrying Tourists in Turkey, Reports Say

A tourist bus in Turkey drove into the oncoming lane, crashed into a minibus that was carrying schoolchildren, and then overturned.

At least one person was killed and 49 were injured in the accident, which involved a bus carrying tourists in the province of Mugla in southwestern Turkey, according to the Cumhuriyet newspaper.

A school bus and a tourist bus collided on the Mugla Denizli highway on Monday at about 7:30 am local time, according to media reports.

Muğla-Denizli karayolunda meydana gelen trafik kazasında bir sürücünün hayatını kaybettiğini ve çok sayıda öğrenci kardeşimizin yaralandığını büyük üzüntü ile öğrendim. pic.twitter.com/Ijra5sRmFQ

— Yakup Otgöz (@YakupOtgoz) September 13, 2021

According to reports, the bus crashed into a minibus carrying schoolchildren and overturned. The tour bus driver died on the spot. According to preliminary data, he had a heart attack.

Muğla'da tur otobüsü ile öğrenci servisinin çarpışması sonucu ilk belirlemelere göre 1 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 35 kişi yaralandı. Muğla-Denizli kara yolunda ulaşım tek şeritten kontrollü olarak sağlanıyor. pic.twitter.com/gex82uIl1i

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Among the victims were 41 Ukrainian tourists, seven schoolchildren and the driver of the school minibus. All of them were taken to hospital.