Due to bad weather, a bus skidded towards the opposite lane, hitting 3 other vehicles. There are 10 confirmed deaths at the moment

The accident involving the bus, the two cars and the truck occurred due to bad weather: the first slipped into the oncoming lane hitting the other vehicles. The tragic clash occurred yesterday, Sunday 26 May, in Yenice, in the south of the country. The authorities and emergency services intervened immediately, but the 10 passengers on the bus died. “It was reportedly raining at the time of the crash.

It appears the bus was traveling from Diyarbakır to Istanbul when the horror occurred,” The Mirror reports. The photographs that were taken at the scene are truly terrible: the emergency teams surround the wreckage and the bus reduced to rubble, especially in the front part. One of the cars is destroyed.

The Minister’s message to the victims The collision occurred on a motorway, causing long queues. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya paid tribute to the victims by confirming the death count. He wrote on Twitter: «A passenger bus traveling from Diyarbakır to Istanbul collided with 2 cars and 1 truck on the highway in Yenice District, Tarsus District, Mersin Province.

According to initial findings, unfortunately, 10 of our citizens died and 39 were injured. May God have mercy on our citizens who lost their lives in the accident and patience with their families; I wish a speedy recovery to our wounded. My condolences to our nation.”