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Eleven people have been killed after a bus taking families on a school holiday skiing trip crashed while travelling on a motorway in north-western Turkey, local officials say.

Some 46 others were injured in the accident, they add.

The bus was travelling overnight from the capital, Ankara, to the Uludag resort near the city of Bursa.

It crashed into trees in the region of Eskisehir in what were said to be good road conditions, reports say.

Eskisehir governor Ozdemir Cakacak, quoted by the Dogan news agency, said it was not clear what caused the accident as the road was not wet or frozen.

Those injured were currently being treated at three different hospitals, he added.

It is not known if there are any children among the victims.

The two drivers, who were slightly injured, have been arrested, and an investigation has been launched, according to Dogan.

Turkey has a poor track record in road safety, with more than a million accidents in 2016 and 7,300 deaths, according to official statistics, the AFP news agency reports.</s>At least 11 people have been killed and dozens of others injured after a bus crash in Turkey.

The bus crashed while travelling overnight from the capital Ankara to a resort near the city of Bursa.

BBC reports that the bus was carrying families on a school holiday skiing trip.

Officials said 46 people were injured in the crash, which happened in the Eskisehir area in the north-west of the country.

It was not immediately clear if any children were among the victims.

Local media reports that the two bus drivers, who suffered minor injuries, have been taken into custody for questioning.</s>Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when a bus taking families on a skiing trip crashed in northwest Turkey, local officials said.

The bus, which was making an overnight journey from the capital Ankara to the western city of Bursa, crashed into trees on a motorway in the region of Eskisehir, its governor Ozdemir Cakacak told the Dogan news agency.

Roads were empty, and neither wet nor frozen, Mr Cakacak said.

The two drivers, who sustained slight injuries, were arrested and the cause of the crash is being investigated.

Passengers were mainly families with children who were going to Bursa to spend upcoming half-term holidays at the nearby Uludag ski resort.

It is not yet known if any children were killed.

The state-run Anadolu Agency quoted the bus driver as telling police that he veered toward the side of the road to avoid what he thought was a stray dog.

Turkey has a poor road-safety record with more than a million accidents and 7,300 deaths in 2016, according to official statistics. – Guardian</s>At least 11 people were killed and 46 injured after a bus carrying passengers bound for a ski trip crashed in Eskisehir province of Turkey on Saturday, AP reported. Officials said the cause of the accident was under investigation.

The governor of the province, Ozdemir Cakacak, said the bus was travelling from Ankara to Bursa when it crashed into trees in the region.

Two bus drivers have been arrested in connection with the case, BBC reported.</s>Eleven killed, 46 wounded in Turkey bus crash, says official

File picture of police and ambulances at the site of an explosion in central Istanbul, December 10, 2016. Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when a Turkish intercity bus taking families bound for a half-term skiing trip crashed into trees. — Reuters picISTANBUL, Jan 20 — Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when a Turkish intercity bus taking families bound for a half-term skiing trip crashed into trees while travelling on a motorway, local officials said.

The bus, which was making an overnight journey from the capital Ankara to the western city of Bursa, crashed in the region of Eskisehir amid good road conditions, Eskisehir governor Ozdemir Cakacak was quoted as saying by the Dogan news agency.

The road was empty and neither wet nor frozen, Cakacak said, vowing that the causes would be made clear.

Dogan reported that the passengers on the bus were mainly families with their children who were going to Bursa to spend the upcoming half-term at the popular Uludag ski resort nearby.

The news agency did not say if any children were among those killed.

The two drivers, who were both lightly injured, have been detained and prosecutors launched an investigation, Dogan said.

Turkey has a dire road safety record with over a million accidents in 2016 and 7,300 people losing their lives, according to official statistics. — AFP</s>Bus carrying holiday-makers to the snow crashes in Turkey, killing 11 and injuring 44

Turkish officials say a bus carrying mostly holiday-makers on a ski trip has crashed into trees on the side of a road, killing 11 passengers and injuring 44 others.

Governor Ozdemir Cakacak of Eskisehir province said the bus was travelling overnight from the Turkish capital of Ankara to the western city of Bursa when it crashed on a road in his region on Saturday morning (local time).

The road was empty and neither wet nor frozen, Mr Cakacak told local media.

The passengers on the bus were mainly families en route to Uludag ski resort to spend the holidays.

Local media quoted the bus driver, who was lightly injured, as telling police that he veered toward the side of the road to avoid what he thought was a stray dog on the road.

The report said he had been detained and an investigation launched.

Last year, 7,300 people died in over 1 million accidents on Turkish roads, according to the Turkish statistical institute.</s>At least 13 people died and 42 others wounded early Saturday in a bus crash in the central Eskisehir province of Turkey, local authorities said.

The accident occurred in Eskisehir as the coach was on its way to the northwestern Bursa province from the capital Ankara.

The tour bus, belonging to Kartallar Gezi firm, reportedly hit trees on the roadside of the Eskisehir-Bursa highway.

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals.</s>Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when a Turkish intercity bus taking families bound for a half-term skiing trip crashed into trees while travelling on a motorway, local officials said.

The bus, which was making an overnight journey from the capital Ankara to the western city of Bursa, crashed in the region of Eskisehir amid good road conditions, Eskisehir governor Ozdemir Cakacak was quoted as saying by the Dogan news agency.

The road was empty and neither wet nor frozen, Cakacak said, vowing that the causes would be made clear.

Dogan reported that the passengers on the bus were mainly families with their children who were going to Bursa to spend the upcoming half-term at the popular Uludag ski resort nearby.

The news agency did not say if any children were among those killed.

The two drivers, who were both lightly injured, have been detained and prosecutors launched an investigation, Dogan said.

Turkey has a dire road safety record with over a million accidents in 2016 and 7,300 people losing their lives, according to official statistics.</s>A bus carrying mostly holiday-makers on a ski trip in Turkey has crashed into trees on the side of a road, killing 11 passengers and injuring 44 others, officials say.

Governor Ozdemir Cakacak of Eskisehir province said the bus was travelling from the Turkish capital of Ankara to the western city of Bursa when it crashed on a road in his region early on Saturday.

The cause of the crash, which occurred on the first day of a school holiday, was under investigation.

The state-run Anadolu Agency quoted the bus driver as telling police that he veered toward the side of the road to avoid what he thought was a stray dog in the road.

In other news today, a woman was killed in a hit-and-run near a popular seaside resort near Bristol in the early hours, before police arrested the suspected driver.

Yesterday, a paramedic was hurt when an ambulance on its way to an emergency was in a crash with a van in Bristol.

Meanwhile the bosses of the two businesses trying to transform the Bearpit in Bristol warned they are on the brink of giving up and leaving – because anti-social behaviour and violence in the controversial area is actually getting worse, not better.</s>Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when an Turkish intercity bus taking families bound for a half-term skiing trip crashed into trees while travelling on a motorway, local officials said.

The bus, which was making an overnight journey from the capital Ankara to the western city of Bursa, crashed in the region of Eskisehir amid good road conditions, Eskisehir governor Ozdemir Cakacak was quoted as saying by the Dogan news agency.
A bus crash in Turkey's northwestern Eskişehir Province kills at least 11 people and injures 46 others.