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Road accidents claim 3 lives in Turkey

Published: 20 Mar 2017 - 01:22 pm | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 05:09 pm
Photo: AA.

Photo: AA.

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BALIKESIR, Turkey: At least two people were killed and 22 others injured in a serious road accident in northern Turkey on Monday. 

A shuttle bus carrying mineworkers hit a flatbed trailer loaded with lumber in Balikesir province.

The two fatalities were identified as Sadullah Duman and Musa Cetin. 

Seven out of the 22 injured are in a serious condition; they are being treated in hospitals in Balikesir and Bursa provinces.

In a separate accident, one man was killed when a truck overturned on the Balikesir-Edremit highway.