Five killed in Istanbul accident
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:33 am ICT by IANSIstanbul, Oct 22 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 11 others injured Friday in a road accident in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul, Xinhua reported.
A truck driver lost control of his vehicle on Istanbul’s Trans European Motorway and slammed it into the metal road divider. The truck then crashed into many vehicles, including a minibus travelling in the opposite direction, said the Turkish Dogan news agency.
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