ISTANBUL — Eighteen people were injured in a traffic accident in western Türkiye when a truck collided with a passenger bus on a highway, the state Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday.

The accident occurred on the highway near the Dinar District of Afyonkarahisar in western Türkiye, injuring the bus driver and 17 passengers onboard.

The exact time of the accident is still unknown.

Health, gendarmerie and police teams were dispatched to the scene and the injured were hospitalized.

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