Bus Collision at Accident Site Leaves 15 Dead in Turkey

Bus Collision at Accident Site Leaves 15 Dead in Turkey
Emergency and rescue teams attend the scene after a bus crash accident on the highway between Gaziantep and Nizip, Turkey, on Aug. 20, 2022. IHA via AP
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ISTANBUL—A passenger bus collided Saturday with emergency teams handling an earlier road accident in southern Turkey, leaving at least 15 people dead and nearly two dozen injured, officials said.

Three firefighters, two paramedics, and two journalists were among those killed on the highway between Gaziantep and Nizip, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu wrote on Twitter. The other eight fatalities were on the bus, he added.