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Death Toll From Massive Road Accident in Turkey's Gaziantep Grows to 16, Reports Say

ANKARA (Sputnik) - The death toll from the multiple vehicle accident in the southern Turkish region of Gaziantep on Saturday grew to 16, CNN Turk reported.
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Earlier in the day, a passenger bus crashed into an ambulance, a firefighter truck and a journalist live-stream van. Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul said that the preliminary death toll was 15, including three firefighters, two medical workers and two journalists.
A passenger bus crashed into an ambulance, a firefighter truck and a journalist live-stream van, Turkish broadcaster A Haber reported. It said that 22 people were injured in the accident.
Due to the accident, the section of the TAG Highway towards Nizip was closed to traffic.
A large number of police and medical teams were sent to the scene.
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