Coach crashes into truck in Turkey, killing 11: authorities

Fire Department and first aid officials operating at the site of a crashed bus following the collision of a tour bus and a lorry in Manisa, western Turkey. A Tour bus and a lorry collided on October 11, 2026, in Manisa, leaving 11 dead and 27 injured people, the Manisa Governorship reported. | Photo Credit: AFP Eleven people were killed, and 27 were hurt in western Turkey on Sunday (October 11, 2026) when a coach turned over after colliding with a truck, authorities said.The coach crashed near the entry to a motorway between the city of Bursa and the seaside city of Izmir, the governor's office of the local Manisa district said on X, stating the toll.Emergency services rushed to the scene, Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said on X. "We are closely following the situation, in coordination with all the institutions concerned," he said.A photograph published by the news agency DHA showed the coach lying across safety barriers with its windscreen smashed. Published - October 11, 2026 05:14 pm IST