Turkey: Bus goes out of the street and goes down, eight dead and 26 injured.

Eight people were killed and 26 others were injured in a bus crash in Antalya, a large tourist town in southern Turkey, the governor of Antalya said.

Nine of our fellow citizens lost their lives and 26 were injured. The wounded were sent to local hospitals”, Governor Hususi Sahin told reporters, without specifying whether there were any foreign citizens among those involved in the accident.

The bus, which was transporting 34 passengers from Radesto (Tequirdag) to Antalya, crashed this morning at 10:20 a highway that had become slippery because of rain, the governor explained.

There was also fog. This is a crossroad that shouldn't go fast, but it looks like the bus has come at a high speed of”, he added. Some of the wounded are in serious condition, he added./Periscopi/