Rescuers work at the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern Türkiye, May 26, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
ANKARA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday in a highway accident in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye, the Ihlas News Agency reported.
An intercity passenger bus, a truck and cars were involved in a chain accident at the Yenice region of TAG Highway, Mersin provincial governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan was quoted as saying.
The bus reportedly slipped in the rainy weather, overturned, and crossed into the opposite lane, causing a chain accident involving two cars and a pickup truck.
Police, gendarmerie, medical, and fire brigade teams were sent to the scene of the accident. ■
This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern Türkiye. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern Türkiye. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern Türkiye, May 26, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern Türkiye. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern Türkiye, May 26, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
