15 migrants killed in minibus crash in eastern Turkey

30 undocumented migrants also injured, according to initial reports

By Huseyin Yildiz

IGDIR, Turkey (AA) - Fifteen undocumented migrants were killed and 30 injured when their minibus crashed into a lighting pole late Thursday in eastern Turkey, according to initial reports.

The minibus caught fire after hitting the pole on the Igdir-Kars highway in Igdir province.

The migrants, including Afghan and Pakistani nationals, entered Turkey illegally from the Iranian border.

Gendarmerie forces, a fire brigade squad, disaster and emergency management teams and medical teams rushed to the scene soon after the incident.

The injured were taken to Igdir State Hospital, while the fire was extinguished by the firefighters.

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