People work at the site of a traffic accident on a highway in Gaziantep province, Türkiye, on Aug. 20, 2022.Photo:Xinhua

Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province on Saturday.

The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams.

Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul said on his Twitter account that a passenger vehicle had an accident first, then a bus overturned 200 meters behind the accident and hit the rescue teams.

The casualties included two journalists, four health care workers and three firefighters, the governor said.

A large number of policemen and medical staff were dispatched to the site.

The section of the highway towards the Nizip direction was closed to transportation.

People work at the site of a traffic accident on a highway in Gaziantep province, Türkiye, on Aug. 20, 2022.Photo:Xinhua

 

People work at the site of a traffic accident on a highway in Gaziantep province, Türkiye, on Aug. 20, 2022.Photo:Xinhua