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Turkish bus hits bridge, 6 killed

37 people also injured when bus hit motorway bridge in central Turkey

24.08.2017 - Update : 24.08.2017
Turkish bus hits bridge, 6 killed

By Hamdi Celikbas and Kemal Karadag

ANKARA

The death toll from a bus crash on the Eskisehir-Ankara highway in central Turkey early Thursday has increased to six, police sources have said.

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the driver of the bus was among the victims.

Thirty-seven people were also injured in the accident.

The bus, which had departed from the Aegean city of Izmir, lost control about 35 kilometers (21 miles) outside of Ankara, the Turkish capital, and crashed into a pillar of a bridge at 7.45 a.m. local time (04.45GMT)

What caused the crash is still unknown.

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