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5 dead, 25 injured after truck crashes into mourners in Türkiye
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- 09 September, 2023
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Five people were killed, and 25 others were injured after a truck crashed into a crowd of people gathered for a funeral prayer in southern Turkish Kahramanmaras province, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Saturday, Report informs.
The truck traveling along the Kahramanmaras-Andirin highway crashed into cars first and then dashed into the crowd due to a brake failure, the TRT reported.
Governor of Kahramanmaras Province Mukerrem Unluer told reporters about the casualties, adding some of the injured were in critical condition.
Many medical teams were dispatched to the scene of the incident.
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