March 20, 2017•Update: March 20, 2017
BALIKESIR
At least two people were killed and 22 others injured in a serious road accident in northern Turkey on Monday.
A shuttle bus carrying mineworkers hit a flatbed trailer loaded with lumber in Balikesir province.
The two fatalities were identified as Sadullah Duman and Musa Cetin.
Seven out of the 22 injured are in a serious condition; they are being treated in hospitals in Balikesir and Bursa provinces.
In a separate accident, one man was killed when a truck overturned on the Balikesir-Edremit highway.
Reporting by Seyhan Kirici:Writing by Esra Kaymak
