Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Eleven Killed as Bus Crashes Into Truck in Turkey
A bus and a truck crashed in western Turkey on Sunday.
The bus turned over after hitting the truck.
Eleven people died, and 27 people were hurt.
The crash happened near an entrance to a motorway between Bursa and Izmir.
Emergency workers went to help.
Authorities are investigating what happened.
News reports said both drivers were detained.
Some reports said the truck was a tow-truck, and one report said it might have been on the wrong side of the road.
Eleven people were killed and 27 injured when a coach collided with a truck and overturned in western Turkey on Sunday.
The crash occurred near a motorway entrance on the route between Bursa and Izmir.
Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said emergency services rushed to the scene.
Turkish media reported that both the coach and truck drivers were detained as part of an investigation.
Some reports identified the truck as a tow-truck; Hurriyet said early indications suggested it may have been traveling on the wrong side of the road.
- Who
- People aboard a coach and a truck; 11 were killed and 27 injured. Both drivers were reportedly detained.
- What
- A coach collided with a truck and overturned.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Near a motorway entrance in western Turkey, between Bursa and Izmir.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation; one report said early indications suggested the truck may have been traveling on the wrong side of the road.
Reported early indication
Cause not established
Possible wrong-side driving
Reported early indication
Hurriyet said early indications suggested the truck may have been traveling on the wrong side of the road.
Cause not established
Authorities were investigating the crash, and the article does not report a confirmed cause.
- Fatalities
- 11
- Injured
- 27
- Vehicles
- A coach and a truck
- Location
- Near a motorway entrance between Bursa and Izmir, western Turkey
- Investigation
- Turkish media reported that both drivers were detained
- Possible truck type
- Several reports described it as a tow-truck
- Possible contributing factor
- Hurriyet reported early indications that the truck may have been driving on the wrong side of the road