A minibus carrying mums and children on a Mother's Day trip plunged over a cliff and killed 24 of the passengers.
The yellow bus was caught on dash-cam footage by another driver as it went speeding past, toppled on to its side and then careened over the edge on the Sakar Pass in Mugla province, Turkey. Ten people have also been critically injured.
The minibus was travelling from the town of Izmir on a Mother's Day trip when the incident happened. It was carrying mostly women and children.
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Emergency services, including firefighters and crews from the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority were called to the scene of the crash.
It's not yet known what caused the incident, with some reports claiming it was due to driver error and others blaming brake failure.
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Chief Public Prosecutor Necip Topuz told the Daily Sabah: "We are deepening the investigation into the death of 24 people as well as the injuries of 10 others. While the capacity on the minibus should have been 30 people according to the law, the sum of the dead and wounded exceeds this figure."
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He also suggested to the paper that a brake failure may be to blame. He said: "I watched the accident video; the minibus overtakes the vehicle while driving quickly, and the most noticeable thing is that the brake light does not come on."
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According to the paper, the stretch of road, which connects the southwestern tourist towns of Marmaris, Köyceğiz, Dalaman and Fethiye with the city centre, has a number of accidents every year, particularly during the summer months.
Source: Mirror; Daily Sabah; Sky News
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