At least eight killed in student bus crash in western Turkey

October 26 2014 12:01:40

At least eight killed in student bus crash in western Turkey

AFYON – Anadolu Agency

The bus was carrying university students. DHA photo

At least eight people were killed and 19 others injured in western Turkey on Oct. 25, after a bus driver lost control of his vehicle, officials have said.

The bus was carrying university students on a trip to the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, and toppled over the edge of a cliff on the Afyon highway.

The bodies of those killed in the accident were sent to the morgue after the crime scene investigation.

The cause of the accident is being investigated by the prosecutor.

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