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17 dead as bus with illegal migrants crashes in Turkey: media

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AFP \R Ankara

At least 17 people have been killed and another 36 wounded after a bus carrying illegal immigrants hit a lighting pole in eastern Turkey and burst into flames, local media reported today.

The bus, which crashed late yesterday on the Igdir-Kars highway, was carrying illegal immigrants from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

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First Published: Mar 30 2018 | 1:30 PM IST

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