At least 11 people have been killed and 27 others injured after a tour bus collided with a truck in western Türkiye.

The fatal accident occurred on Sunday, October 11, 2026, near the Akhisar toll booths along the Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir Highway in Manisa province.

According to reports, the bus was travelling from Bursa towards Izmir when it collided with a truck, causing both vehicles to overturn.

Emergency responders, including medical personnel, firefighters and police officers, were deployed to the scene. The injured were subsequently transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Türkiye’s Health Minister, Kemal Memişoğlu, said one of the injured victims was in critical condition, while others sustained injuries of varying severity.

The Manisa Governor, Vahdettin Özkan, visited the crash site as emergency teams worked to assist victims and clear the wreckage.

The governor said the investigation was being coordinated by the public prosecutor’s office, while stressing the importance of compliance with traffic regulations to prevent road accidents.

Turkish media reported that the bus driver, the truck driver and the bus’s reserve driver were detained as part of the investigation.

Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision.

Türkiye’s Interior Minister, Mustafa Çiftçi, said emergency response agencies had been mobilised and that the government was monitoring the situation in coordination with the relevant authorities.

The crash adds to a series of fatal road accidents reported in Türkiye this year.

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