Ten killed in bus accident in northern Turkey

08.06.2011 [12:22]
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Baku, June 8 (AZERTAC). Ten people were killed when a passenger bus overturned and burned after hitting a road sign in northern Turkey on Wednesday.

Another 29 people were injured, including four critically, a traffic official told broadcaster NTV. The accident occurred in the Black Sea province of Giresun, the official said, adding that it was suspected the driver had fallen asleep.

The bus, travelling from Istanbul to the Black Sea province of Trabzon, was carrying 43 people, Anatolia news agency reported.

Deadly road accidents are a daily occurrence in Turkey.

According to police figures, some 4,000 people were killed and more than 211,000 injured in about 1.1 million traffic accidents across the country in 2010.

Ten killed in bus accident in northern Turkey

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