On 20 August 2022, at least 35 people were killed in two separate bus crashes in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. Despite their similarities, they are reportedly unlinked.
Gaziantep crash
In
Gaziantep Province
Gaziantep Province ( tr, ) is a province in south-central Turkey. It is located in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep. It neighbours Ad ...
, a bus hit the scene of a road crash, crashing into cars and flipping over onto its side. 16 people were killed and 21 were injured.
The incident occurred on the highway between
Gaziantep
Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approximat ...
and
Nizip. Those killed included three firefighters, two paramedics and two journalists.
Mardin crash
The second crash occurred in
Derik in
Mardin Province at another crash site. According to
Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca
Fahrettin Koca (born 2 January 1965) is a Turkish physician and politician. He is the List of Ministers of Health of Turkey, minister of health of the Cabinet Erdoğan IV, 66th government of Turkey.
Early life and education
Fahrettin Koca was b ...
, the crash "occurred after the brakes gave out on a lorry, which hit a crowd".
Investigation
Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag
Bekir is a Turkish given name for males which comes from Abu Bakr the first Caliph of Islam.
Given name
* Bekir Fikri (1882–1914), Ottoman officer and revolutionary
* Bekir Sıtkı Bircan (1886–1967), Turkish footballer
* Bekir Bozdağ (born ...
announced an investigation into the crashes.
References
See also
*
List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
2022 road incidents in Asia
Road incidents in Turkey
August 2022 events in Turkey
2022 disasters in Turkey
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