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11 killed and 27 injured in tour bus crash in western Türkiye
A tour bus collided with a truck and overturned on a highway in Manisa province, western Türkiye, on Sunday.
The crash happened near the Akhisar toll booths on the route between Bursa and Izmir.
Authorities say 11 people were killed and 27 were injured.
Emergency teams took the injured to nearby hospitals.
Police detained the bus driver after he was discharged from hospital.
Authorities have not confirmed what caused the crash or whether any foreign nationals were among the victims.
The Manisa governor said work at the scene was continuing under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
A tour bus collided with a truck in Manisa province in western Türkiye, killing 11 people and injuring 27.
The crash occurred near the Akhisar toll booths on the Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir highway.
The collision happened on Sunday morning, October 11, 2026.
Emergency teams went to the scene, and the injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
Police detained the bus driver after he was discharged from hospital.
Authorities had not provided further details about the cause of the crash.
- Who
- Eleven people were killed and 27 were injured. The bus driver was detained after leaving hospital.
- What
- A tour bus collided with a truck and overturned.
- When
- Sunday morning, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Near the Akhisar toll booths on the Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir highway in Manisa province, western Türkiye.
- Why
- The cause of the crash has not been stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We are experiencing, in a painful way, just how vital it is to strictly adhere to traffic rules.
We are closely following the situation, in coordination with all the institutions concerned.
A tour bus and a truck collided near Akhisar in Manisa province.
Authorities received a report of the collision, according to the Manisa governor’s office.
Emergency teams responded and the injured were taken to local hospitals.
Police detained the bus driver.
- Deaths
- 11
- Injured
- 27
- Location
- Near Akhisar toll booths, Manisa province
- Road
- Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir highway
- Date
- October 11, 2026
Sources
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11 dead, 27 injured in tour bus crash in Manisa, western Türkiye
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