Sixteen people, including emergency workers and journalists, died when a bus crashed into an earlier crash site, said regional governor Davut Gul of the southeastern province of Gaziantep. Another 20 people were injured and treated. “Around 10.45 this morning, a passenger bus crashed here,” Gul said, speaking from the scene of the accident on the road east of Gaziantep. “While the fire brigade, medical teams and other colleagues were responding to the accident, another bus fell 200 meters back. The second bus skidded at this point and knocked the first responders and injured people to the ground.” Three firefighters, two paramedics and two journalists were among those killed on the highway between Gaziantep and Nizip, Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu tweeted. Several of the dead were on the bus, he added. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The Ilhas news agency reported that two of its reporters were killed after leaving to help victims of the initial crash. Television footage showed an ambulance with severe damage to its rear, while a bus was on its side next to the motorway. Separately, a truck hit a site 250 kilometers (155 miles) east in Mardin’s Derik district, where first responders were also attending to an accident, according to footage. Sixteen people died and 29 others were injured as a result of the incident in Mardin, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, adding that eight of the injured were in critical condition. Turkey has a poor road safety record. According to the government, 5,362 people were killed in road accidents last year. Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report
