16 killed in traffic accident in SE Türkiye

STORY: 16 killed in traffic accident in SE Türkiye DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic accident site 2. various of rescue work STORYLINE: Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province on Saturday. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams. Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul said on his Twitter account that a passenger vehicle had an accident first, then a bus overturned 200 meters behind the accident and hit the rescue teams. The casualties included two journalists, four health care workers and three firefighters, the governor said. A large number of policemen and medical staff were dispatched to the site. The section of the highway towards the Nizip direction was closed to transportation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(220820) -- GAZIANTEP, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 20, 2022 shows the site of a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province. Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province on Saturday. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams. (Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(220820) -- GAZIANTEP, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 20, 2022 shows the site of a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province. Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province on Saturday. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams. (Xinhua)