Bus transporting vacationers has overturned in western Turkey, killing four Greek citizens and seriously injuring five others.
Greek consular officials in Turkey said the crash occurred early Friday, when the bus skidded off a slick road and overturned, near the town of Malkara, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) west of its destination, Istanbul.
The coach of the Metro travel agency had departed from Athens and was heading to Istanbul.
According to the Turkish authorities, the Greek citizens who were killed are Sofia Mariadi, Minas Solakidis, Arkadios Moisidis and Foto Mytakidi, who also had Turkish citizenship. Yassar Demirer from Turkey also lost his life. The bodies of those killed have been transferred to the Malkara state hospital.
The names of the Greeks who were injured are Panayiotis Paletidis, Maria Mariadi and Vasilis Naris.
Greece’s Foreign Ministry said a military transport plane was on standby to bring uninjured passengers home.
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