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Traffic accident in southeast Turkey leaves 13 dead

Other News Materials 30 March 2015 05:18 (UTC +04:00)
Thirteen people - most of them Syrian nationals - were killed in a traffic accident in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Sunday.
Traffic accident in southeast Turkey leaves 13 dead

Thirteen people - most of them Syrian nationals - were killed in a traffic accident in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported.

"The accident involved a minibus, a car and a concrete mixer truck, and might have happened due to rain and fog," Sanliurfa's Mayor Celalettin Guvenc said.

Guvenc said the minibus entered a reverse direction on the Sanliurfa-Akcakale highway and collided with the truck, injuring nine people including two who remain in critical condition.

"We witnessed a gruesome incident," said the mayor, adding the treatment of the injured continued.

Medics and security teams were dispatched to the scene and authorities launched an investigation into the accident.

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