Turkey bus crash horror as vehicle flips killing at least three and injuring 31

A bus has flipped on its side after hitting a roadside barrier, leaving three dead and 31 injured in the north-western Turkish province of Balıkesir

A horrific bus crash has killed at least three people and left 31 others injured on a major motorway in Turkey.

The passenger bus lost control before hitting a roadside barrier and coming to rest on its side, according to local reports.

Authorities have confirmed that three people died at the scene after passengers were thrown into panic when the large vehicle tipped over.

The injured were quickly transported to nearby hospitals by police and emergency services who arrived at the terrible crash scene.

Authorities have yet to release the cause of the accident, which occured in the Bandırma district on the Bandırma-Çanakkale road, near Külefli neighbourhood.

Police, firefighters and paramedics all rushed to the scene as rescuers worked desperately to help free injured passengers from the wrecked vehicle.

The bodies of the three people who were killed in the collission have been taken to the morgue in Bandirma Training and Research Hospital.

The major highway was temporarily closed to traffic following the accident, it has since been reopened, after workers removed crash debris and the ruined bus from the scene.

Police are investigating the circumstances around the crash.

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