ERZINCAN - A total of 26 people were killed and 30 others were injured in a chain-reaction crash in eastern province of Erzincan late on Thursday.
Sources told the A.A correspondent that a passenger bus collided with a truck, and then a minivan crashed into them.
Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coskun, who is currently in Kemaliye town of Erzincan to attend a local festival, confirmed that 26 people were killed in the accident.
Efforts are under way to identify victims of the accident.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
(UK-AÖ) 30.07.2004