Coach crashes into truck in Turkey, killing 11: authorities

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On Sunday, October 11, 2026, a bus crash near Bursa and Izmir in western Turkey resulted in eleven deaths and twenty-seven injuries when the vehicle overturned after hitting a truck. The governor’s office of Manisa district confirmed the casualty count via X (likely Twitter), while Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci noted that emergency services were responding to the scene. A photograph from DHA showed the damaged coach lying across safety barriers with its windscreen shattered.
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On October 11, 2026, a bus crash near the entry to a motorway between Bursa and Izmir in western Turkey resulted in 11 deaths and 27 injuries. The incident occurred when the coach vehicle collided with a truck and overturned. Emergency services quickly responded to the scene as confirmed by Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci, who stated that authorities were closely monitoring the situation in coordination with relevant institutions. A photograph from news agency DHA showed the wreckage of the bus lying across safety barriers with its windscreen smashed. The governor’s office of Manisa district reported these details regarding the tragic accident.

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Bursa Interior Izmir Manisa Turkey

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Turkey GPE · 2× Bursa GPE · 1× DHA ORG · 1× Interior ORG · 1× Izmir GPE · 1× Manisa GPE · 1× Mustafa Ciftci PERSON · 1×

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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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2026-10-11 · The Hindu
Coach crashes into truck in Turkey, killing 11: authorities · assertive framing

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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. asserted
authorities → kill → truck
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. asserted
he → crash → institutions
A photograph published by the news agency DHA showed the coach lying across safety barriers with its windscreen smashed. asserted
windscreen → publish → barriers
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