A passenger bus overturned in Turkey, as a result of which five people were killed, including a child, 22 were injured, CNN Turk reports..

The accident occurred at about 03:00 on the Diyarbakir-Silvan highway near the settlement of Bagdere. Passenger bus with license plate 34 FMS 652, owned by Yeni Diyarbakir, traveling from Diyarbakir to Igdir, rolled over on its side after the driver lost control of the steering wheel.

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Teams of doctors, firefighters, police and gendarmerie arrived at the scene. 22 passengers injured in the accident were taken to various hospitals in the city after first aid. Some of them were squeezed into the bus.

The bus driver and his two colleagues were detained, an investigation is underway.

Recall, on August 20, two road accidents occurred in Turkey, as a result of which more than 30 people died..