17 dead as bus with illegal migrants crashes in Turkey
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Published: Mar 29, 2018, 20:43 IST | Updated: Mar 29, 2018, 20:43 IST
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The bus was carrying illegal immigrants from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported
A bus carrying illegal immigrants hit a lighting pole in eastern Turkey and burst into flames, killing at least 17 people and injuring 36, local media reported on Friday.
The bus was carrying illegal immigrants from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
It crashed late Thursday on the Igdir-Kars highway.
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On March 13, 13 people, including children, were killed and 20 others injured in Turkey in a passenger bus crash which burst into flames after colliding with a truck in northern Anatolia.