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Passenger Bus Overturns in Western Turkey, Killing 14 People

Officials investigate at the site of a bus crash, in Balikesir, western Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. A passenger bus has veered and tumbled off a highway in western Turkey, killing 14 people. The governor’s office of Balikesir province said said the bus overturned at 04:40 local time (0140 GMT) on Sunday. ( IHA via AP)

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.

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