19 Killed as Truck Carrying Illegal Immigrants Crashes in Turkey

19 Killed as Truck Carrying Illegal Immigrants Crashes in Turkey
A bus carrying illegal immigrants crashed in Turkey, killing 19, according to local media reports. Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 14, 2018. DHA via Reuters
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ISTANBUL—Nineteen people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying illegal immigrants crashed in the western Turkish province of Izmir on Sunday, Oct. 14, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.

The mangled wreckage of the open top truck lay toppled over in a canal, some 20 meters (66 feet) below a highway from which it apparently fell after crashing through a barrier, video and photos published by Anadolu showed.