A passenger bus carrying holiday travelers crashed into highway barriers and burst into flames in western Türkiye early Sunday, killing eight people, including 9-month-old baby boy, authorities and local media said.
The bus, owned by Pamukkale Tourism, crashed into highway barriers in Denizli province at 1:40 a.m. local time while carrying 38 passengers and three staff from Izmir to the Mediterranean city of Antalya, media reports said.
The impact sparked a fire that quickly engulfed the vehicle. Emergency teams including paramedics, firefighters, police, disaster response units and gendarmerie were dispatched to the scene.
Eight people died at the scene, including the 50-year-old driver and a 9-month-old baby boy identified as Eyüp Miraç Şen, along with seven other passengers. Authorities said 33 people were injured, some of them seriously.
Footage from the aftermath showed the charred remains of the bus along the highway as rescue crews worked at the site. The road was closed for about four hours in the direction of Denizli before reopening after the wreckage was cleared.
