Passenger bus overturns in western Turkey, killing 14 people
Passenger bus overturns in western Turkey, killing 14 people
The governor’s office of Balikesir province said 18 people injured in the crash were being treated in five hospitals.
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About 10,000 people in Turkey die each year in road accidents, according to the World Health Organization [Getty]
A passenger bus veered and tumbled off a highway in western Turkey, killing 14 people on Sunday.
The governor’s office of Balikesir province said 18 people injured in the crash were being treated in five hospitals.
It said the bus overturned at 04:40 local time (0140 GMT). Emergency units arrived at the site, where 11 people died. Three others died in the hospital.
No other details were immediately available.
About 10,000 people in Turkey die each year in road accidents, according to the World Health Organization.
Although Turkey has speed limits, laws on blood alcohol consumption while driving and seat-belt wearing, they are not well enforced.
Only 44% of front-seat occupants and 36% of rear-seat passengers wear seat belts, according to 2015 WHO figures quoted by the Global Road Safety Partnership.
A 2012 pilot road-safety campaign saw seat belt use rise from less than 8% to 50% in the prior two-and-a-half years in Afyonkarahisar province, according to the WHO.
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