A collision involving a tour bus and a tow truck resulted in significant casualties on a major highway in western Turkiye on Sunday morning. The incident occurred near toll booths at Akhisar along the Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir highway in Manisa province. Local authorities were notified of the crash shortly after 11am local time.
The impact left both vehicles severely damaged. The tour bus overturned and sustained heavy structural damage to its rear section, while the tow truck, which had been transporting wooden planks, also overturned. Images from the scene depicted body bags positioned along the roadside adjacent to the damaged bus.
Emergency response teams transported the injured to nearby hospitals. The bus driver was among those hospitalized and was subsequently detained by police following his discharge from medical care. As of the reporting, authorities had not confirmed whether any foreign nationals were among those killed or injured.
Provincial leadership responded to the incident, with Manisa Governor Vahdettin Ozkan visiting the crash site as emergency personnel worked to clear the wreckage. Officials indicated that cleanup operations were proceeding under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. In a statement on social media, Turkiye’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci addressed the victims and emphasized the importance of adherence to traffic safety regulations.
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