Four Turkish soldiers and two civilian drivers were killed in a traffic accident in southern Turkey, authorities said Monday.
The governor´s office in Mersin province said the cause of the accident was being investigated.
Turkey´s defense minister arrived in Mersin and said that, according to the initial information, the accident was caused by a technical failure. Hulusi Akar said 27 others were injured, with four soldiers in intensive care.
The soldiers were in a civilian bus carrying army personnel. The official Anadolu news agency said they were en route to being deployed to northern Cyprus.
Images from the scene showed a crane trying to lift an overturned bus on the side of a highway, surrounded by ambulances, police, and bystanders.
