Passenger Bus Overturns in Western Turkey, Killing 15 People

Passenger Bus Overturns in Western Turkey, Killing 15 People
Officials investigate at the site of a bus crash, in Balikesir, western Turkey, on Aug. 8, 2021. IHA via AP
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ISTANBUL, Turkey—A passenger bus veered and tumbled off a highway in western Turkey, killing 15 people on Sunday.

The governor’s office of Balikesir province said said the bus overturned at 4:40 a.m. local time on Sunday. Emergency units arrived at the site, where 11 people died. Four others died in the hospital.