8 killed, 33 injured as passenger bus catches fire after crash in Turkey
The vehicle was carrying 38 passengers and three crew members at the time of the crash
At least eight people, including a nine-month-old infant, were killed and 33 others injured after a passenger bus crashed and caught fire in western Turkey early Sunday, local media reported.
The accident occurred at around 1:40am in Denizli province when a bus operated by Pamukkale Tourism collided with highway barriers while travelling from Izmir to the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.
The vehicle was carrying 38 passengers and three crew members at the time of the crash.
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Among those killed were the 50-year-old driver, the infant boy and the child's father, according to reports.
Images from the scene showed the bus severely damaged and burned along the roadside following the crash.
Emergency responders rushed the injured to nearby hospitals for treatment. Authorities have not yet announced the cause of the accident.
The crash occurred on the final day of Eid al-Adha, a period that traditionally sees heavy travel across Turkey as millions of people visit relatives or travel for holidays, often leading to an increase in road accidents.
