Rescuers work at the site where a minibus and a concrete mixer collided in the Islahiye district, Gaziantep province, southern Türkiye, on May 6, 2024. At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in the collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
ANKARA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in a collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district of Gaziantep province in southern Türkiye.
The incident took place at the Agabey region on the Islahiye-Hatay highway, as reported by the semi-official Anadolu Agency. The minibus was severely damaged and reportedly overturned into a ravine.
Health, fire, and police teams have been deployed to the scene, according to the report.
"Expert investigations are ongoing ... The truck driver and the minibus driver are slightly injured. A detention process is foreseen for the truck driver after their treatment," Gaziantep Governor Kemal Ceber told media. ■
Rescuers work at the site where a minibus and a concrete mixer collided in the Islahiye district, Gaziantep province, southern Türkiye, on May 6, 2024. At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in the collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site where a minibus and a concrete mixer collided in the Islahiye district, Gaziantep province, southern Türkiye, on May 6, 2024. At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in the collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site where a minibus and a concrete mixer collided in the Islahiye district, Gaziantep province, southern Türkiye, on May 6, 2024. At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in the collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site where a minibus and a concrete mixer collided in the Islahiye district, Gaziantep province, southern Türkiye, on May 6, 2024. At least 8 people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in the collision between a minibus and a concrete mixer in the Islahiye district. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
