Turkish authorities say at least 23 people have died and 11 others are in critical condition after a tour bus tipped over, fell 15 meters (50 feet) down a cliff and then hit a car on a serpentine mountain road.
The passengers - mostly women and children - were travelling to a Mother's Day celebration.
Mother's Day falls tomorrow, Sunday May 14 in Turkey - but this year it will be met with mourning in the homes of those killed in this tragic crash, the cause of which is still unknown.
Deputy governor of Mugla province, Kamil Koten, told Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency that the driver is among the dead and most of those killed were women.
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Medics and rescue workers at the scene after a tourist bus crashed near the southwestern holiday town of Marmaris, Turkey today. The passengers were travelling to a Mother's Day celebration
At least 23 people died and 11 were injured when a bus carrying Turkish tourists plunged off a road near the southwestern sea resort of Marmaris. The cause of the accident is presently unclear
Cicek said the passengers were all Turkish and the cause of the accident is unclear, pending investigation.
Anadolu said the bus was in a convoy of six, carrying mostly women and children for a Mother's Day event.
Governor Amir Cicek said the bus flipped over at a road bend as it was traveling from the coastal province of Izmir to Marmaris, a popular tourist destination.
The bus collapsed onto a road below, partially crushing a car there. The bus was in a convoy of six, carrying mostly women and children for a Mother's Day event
Emergency service members helped injured people after the accident in Mugla as it traveled from the coastal province of Izmir to Marmaris, a popular tourist destination in Turkey
"Sadly, we have had fatalities and others seriously injured," said Amir Cicek, the governor of Mugla province, who said the bus was carrying about 40 people, many of whom were women
Dead bodies line the road which the tour bus crashed down on from the higher mountain road above. It hit another vehicle in the fall. At least 23 people died, including the bus driver
At least 23 people - mostly women and children were killed in the crash. Passengers were on route to a Mother's Day event in Turkey where Mother's Day falls tomorrow on Sunday May 14
The injured and the dead lie on the ground at the scene of a traffic accident near Mugla city, Turkey. A tour bus crashed killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 11 others
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