Disasters & Incidents
Turkey coach crash kills 11; drivers detained, media say
Eleven people were killed and 27 injured in western Turkey on Sunday when a coach collided with a truck and overturned near the entry to a motorway between Bursa and Izmir, the local Manisa district governor's office said.
The governor's office gave the toll on X. Emergency services went to the scene, and Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said on X that authorities were following the situation with relevant institutions.
A photograph published by DHA showed the coach lying across safety barriers with its windscreen smashed.
Turkish media reported that the drivers of both the coach and the truck had been detained as part of an investigation. Their health conditions were not given.
Several reports said the truck was a tow-truck. Hurriyet reported that early indications suggested it may have been travelling on the wrong side of the road.
Update
Turkish media reported that the drivers of both the coach and the truck were detained as part of an investigation.
Several reports said the truck involved was a tow-truck.
Hurriyet reported that early indications suggested the truck may have been travelling on the wrong side of the road.
The health conditions of the detained drivers were not given.
Source note: AFP news report published on 11 October 2026 at 16:19:24 UTC.
Update
The crash happened in western Turkey near the entry to a motorway between Bursa and Izmir.
The local Manisa district governor's office gave the casualty toll on X.
Emergency services went to the scene.
Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said authorities were following the situation with relevant institutions.
DHA published a photograph showing the coach across safety barriers with its windscreen smashed.
Source note: AFP news report published on 11 October 2026 at 10:51:05 UTC.
Update
The vehicle that collided with the truck was identified as a coach, not a car.
Source note: AFP news report published on 11 October 2026 at 10:33:10 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The cause of the crash has not been established in the supplied details.
The health conditions of the detained drivers were not given.
The reports that the truck was a tow-truck and may have been on the wrong side of the road were not confirmed by authorities in the supplied details.
Source
AFP news report published on .