Four killed, 25 injured after refugee van crashes in eastern Turkey

Photo: AA

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At least four people were killed and 25 others were injured after a van carrying refugees rolled over in the Adilcevaz district of the eastern province of Batman.

The minibus went out of control and rolled over after colliding with a pile of soil on the side of the road near Bahçedere village, the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

The injured people, including the driver, were admitted to the hospitals in Adilcevaz, Ahlat and Tatvan in Bitlis, according to the report.

Bitlis is near Turkey border with Iran, a route used by refugees coming from Southern Asian countries, mostly Afghanistan and Pakistan (HA/VK)