Bus carrying migrants in Turkey’s east overturns, killing 4 people

Four migrants died and 25 were injured after a minibus carrying them veered off a road on April 11 near a village in the eastern province of Bitlis.

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A minibus carrying migrants veered off a road on April 11 after crashing into a large pile of earth in the eastern province of Bitlis’ Adilcevaz district, killing four people and injuring 25, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Four irregular migrants died and 25 were injured, including the bus’s driver, after the crash near a village in Adilcevaz.

Emergency teams were dispatched to the scene and those injured were taken to hospitals in nearby districts.

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