42 including Bangladeshis dead in Turkey truck crash
Ap, Ankara
A lorry carrying illegal immigrants from Afghanistan and Bangladesh crashed into a parked transport truck in southern Turkey yesterday, killing at least 42 people and injuring six others.The accident occurred near the southern city of Osmaniye, Governor Zubeyir Kemelek told private NTV television. Kemelek said the driver of the truck carrying the illegal immigrants was believed to be dead. "The front of the truck is compressed. We have not been able to reach that part yet," Kemelek said. TV footage showed dozens of bodies lying on the road just behind the trucks. Turkey is a major transit point for thousands of Middle Eastern and African migrants attempting to reach Europe illegally each year.
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