Two children die as truck collides with van in Diyarbakır, Türkiye
A gas-cylinder-laden truck collided with a light commercial vehicle in Diyarbakır's Bağlar district on Sunday night, killing two children and injuring 12, officials said.
Two children died and 12 people were injured, two of them seriously, when a truck carrying gas cylinders collided with a light commercial vehicle in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır, south-eastern Türkiye, on Sunday night, the Diyarbakır governor's office said.
The crash happened around 22:00 local time at the Oğlaklı junction on the Mardin road, the governor's office said in a statement carried by Cumhuriyet. Eight ambulances and 24 medical staff were sent to the scene; the injured received first aid before being taken to hospitals in the city, where treatment was continuing.
Turkish outlet Sözcü put the number of injured at 13, one more than the governor's office figure of 12. A judicial investigation into the crash has been opened, the governor's office said.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Sözcü, Cumhuriyet A truck carrying gas cylinders collided with a light commercial vehicle in Diyarbakır's Bağlar district on Sunday night, the governor's office said.
- 2+ outlets · Sözcü, CumhuriyetDisputed Two children were killed and 12 people injured, two seriously, officials said.
- 1 outlet · Sözcü Eight ambulances and 24 medical staff responded; the injured were taken to hospitals in Diyarbakır.
- 1 outlet · Cumhuriyet A judicial investigation into the cause has been opened.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed Sözcü reported 13 injured, one more than the governor's office figure of 12.
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The governor's office did not say what caused the crash or whether the truck's cargo of gas cylinders posed any additional risk; the judicial investigation is expected to look into both questions.
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Questions and answers
- Where did the crash happen?
- At the Oğlaklı junction on the Mardin road in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır, south-eastern Türkiye.
- How many people were killed or hurt?
- Two children died and 12 people were injured, two seriously, according to the Diyarbakır governor's office.
- What caused the crash?
- The cause has not been made public; a judicial investigation has been opened.
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