Eight killed 48 injured in western Turkey bus accident

1/9/2016 12:20:45 PM

(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) At least eight people died and 48 others were injured when a passenger bus carrying mostly Syrian refugees overturned in Turkey’s western province of Balikesir on early Saturday officials said.

According to initial reports the bus driver – Turkish citizen Yasar Ozkan 63 – and seven Syrian refugees died at the scene near the Balikesir-Canakkale E-87 highway.

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals.

According to the police seven of the injured are in a critical condition.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency Havran district governor in Balikesir Yasin Ozturk said: “Four female and three male refugees as well as the driver lost their lives [in the accident].”

One of the 48 injured was from Algeria Ozturk added.

Seventeen children and one pregnant woman were among those hurt the governor added.

Turkey is a key route for Syrian refugees fleeing civil war en route to Europe; the country currently hosts 2.4 million such refugees.

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