16 killed in traffic accident in Turkey

Ankara, Aug 21 (IANS) Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep province.The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip highway which took place on Saturday involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams.Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul said on his Twitter account that a passenger vehicle had an accident first, then a bus overturned 200 metres behind the accident and hit the rescue teams, Xinhua news agency reported.The casualties included two journalists, four healthcare workers and three firefighters, the Governor added.A large number of policemen and medical staff were dispatched to the site.The section of the highway towards the Nizip direction was closed to transportation.
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