STORY: 7 killed, 23 injured in passenger bus accident in E. Türkiye
DATELINE: July 31, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:04
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the rescue work at the accident site (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
 
STORYLINE:
 
At least seven people died, and 23 others were injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned on a highway in the eastern Kars province of Türkiye on Sunday, state-run TRT broadcaster reported.
   
The passenger bus overturned into a stockade after passing the viaduct at the entrance of Karakurt village of Sarikamis district of Erzurum-Kars highway, the TRT quoted Governor of Kars province Turker Oksuz as reporting.
   
The passenger bus flipped over from approximately 50 meters in height and overturned, the TRT added.
 
Medical teams, gendarmerie, and fire crews were dispatched to the scene. 
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara.
(XHTV)