Death Toll From Massive Road Accident in Turkey's Gaziantep Grows to 16, Reports Say

ANKARA (Sputnik) - The death toll from the multiple vehicle accident in the southern Turkish region of Gaziantep on Saturday grew to 16, CNN Turk reported.

Earlier in the day, a passenger bus crashed into an ambulance, a firefighter truck and a journalist live-stream van. Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul said that the preliminary death toll was 15, including three firefighters, two medical workers and two journalists.

Yaşamını kaybedelere Allah’tan rahmet, yakınlarına sabır diliyorum. Çok üzücü. #Gaziantep pic.twitter.com/oUPRuCKmAo

— erkan (@erkanJK0319) August 20, 2022

#Gaziantep-#Nizip otoyolunda meydana gelen trafik kazasında bir otobüsün #itfaiye, #ambulans ve bir canlı yayın aracına çarpması sonucu ilk belirlemelere göre 15 kişi hayatını kaybetti, çok sayıda kişi yaralandı. pic.twitter.com/KNAVeI7c7P

— Haberzu (@haberzucom) August 20, 2022

A passenger bus crashed into an ambulance, a firefighter truck and a journalist live-stream van, Turkish broadcaster A Haber reported. It said that 22 people were injured in the accident.

Due to the accident, the section of the TAG Highway towards Nizip was closed to traffic.

A large number of police and medical teams were sent to the scene.