Bus accident kills five in Turkish capital

ANKARA

A bus accident has killed five people and wounded many others when it hit the pier of a bridge in Ankara. 

The bus, which departed from the western province of İzmir, hit the bridge in the Ballıkuyumcu site on the Eskişehir-Ankara highway early on Aug. 24. 

A number of ambulances and fire department teams were sent to the scene after the crash, as rescue efforts for the passengers stuck in the bus are ongoing.