Coach crashes into truck in Turkey, killing 11: authorities
A coach collided with a truck near the city of Manisa in western Turkey, resulting in 11 deaths and 27 injuries. Emergency services and government officials are currently managing the response to the accident.
Why it matters
This incident highlights significant road safety concerns and the immediate impact of large-scale transportation accidents on public infrastructure and emergency response systems.
Eleven people were killed, and 27 were hurt in western Turkey on Sunday (October 11, 2026) when a coach turned over after colliding with a truck, authorities said.
The coach crashed near the entry to a motorway between the city of Bursa and the seaside city of Izmir, the governor's office of the local Manisa district said on X, stating the toll.
Emergency services rushed to the scene, Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said on X. "We are closely following the situation, in coordination with all the institutions concerned," he said.
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