16 killed in horrific road accident in Turkiye

Ahorrific traffic accident occurred on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway in Turkiye resulting in the deaths of 16 people and injuring 22, Report informs, citing Daily Sabah.

Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul announced that 16 people lost their lives and 22 people were injured in the accident that occurred on the highway in southeastern Turkiye.

Gul made the statement on his Twitter account.

“According to the initial determinations, the accident involving a bus, rescue team and ambulance at the 20th kilometer of the TAG Gaziantep-Nizip Highway, 16 of our citizens, including 3 firefighters, 2 health personnel and 2 journalists, died and 22 of our citizens have been injured," he announced on Twitter.

According to reports, a passenger bus crashed into the parked ambulance and fire truck on the Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep Highway, which came to respond to another accident where a vehicle fell into a ditch.