15 people dead after bus veers off highway in W Turkey

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In western Turkey, 15 people were killed after a passenger bus tumbled off a highway on Sunday. Authorities said 17 others were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. Emergency units were dispatched to the crash site, but 11 people died at the scene. Local reports say the bus went out of control and overturned while heading to the province of Balikesir.

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