Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Seven killed, including two children, in Turkey minibus crash
A family was going to a happy party called an engagement party.
Their small bus, called a minibus, crashed on the way.
The bus turned over on the road.
Sadly, seven people died in the crash.
Two of them were children, aged 10 and 4.
Nine other people were hurt.
One of the hurt people was very sick.
The crash happened in Turkey, a country far away.
The bus had a problem with its tyre, and the driver could not control it.
Everyone is very sad about what happened.
Seven people, including two children aged 10 and four, died when a minibus overturned in Lice, Diyarbakir province, Turkey.
Nine people were injured, one of them in a serious condition, and were being treated by medical staff.
The governor's office said two people died at the scene and another five died in hospital, updating the initial death toll.
The minibus was carrying a family to engagement celebrations in the southeastern city of Mus.
NTV television reported that a tyre burst caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
- Who
- A family travelling to an engagement party in southeastern Turkey; among the dead were two children aged 10 and four.
- What
- A minibus overturned, killing seven people and injuring nine others.
- When
- Saturday.
- Where
- Near Lice, in Diyarbakir province, Turkey; the family was heading to the city of Mus.
- Why
- A tyre burst caused the driver to lose control of the minibus.
- Death toll
- 7
- Injured
- 9 (1 in serious condition)
- Children killed
- 2 (aged 10 and 4)
- Location
- Lice, Diyarbakir province, Turkey
- Destination
- Mus, Turkey
- Cause
- Tyre burst; driver lost control
- Deaths at scene vs hospital
- 2 at scene; 5 in hospital
- Occasion
- Engagement party