Eleven people were killed and 27 injured when a tour bus collided with a tow truck near Akhisar in Türkiye’s western Manisa province. The crash occurred on October 11, 2026, close to the Akhisar toll booths on the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir motorway. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals and a criminal investigation was opened.
Emergency call received at 11:11 a.m.
According to a statement from the Manisa Governor’s Office carried by Turkish news organisations, the emergency call was received at 11:11 a.m. The vehicles involved were a tour bus travelling from Bursa towards İzmir and a tow truck. Medical, rescue, fire, police and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene and began efforts to reach the occupants and transfer the injured safely to hospitals.
Anadolu Agency, TRT Haber and Demirören News Agency all reported 11 deaths and 27 injuries. Manisa Governor Vahdettin Özkan gave the same figures after inspecting the crash site. Different preliminary injury totals appeared during the first hours, but the updated count confirmed by the Governor’s Office and the Health Ministry was 27.
One injured person in serious condition
Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu said all 27 injured people were receiving hospital treatment. One was reported to be in serious condition, 18 in moderate condition and eight in good condition. Governor Özkan’s earlier field assessment described the triage categories of those taken to hospital as one red-code, 16 yellow-code and nine green-code patients.
The governor’s statement said disaster-response, fire, health and gendarmerie teams reached the scene in coordination. Crews also worked to remove the vehicles and clear the motorway. Images carried by the news agencies showed both vehicles overturned toward the central section of the road after the collision.
Three prosecutors assigned
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said the investigation opened by the Akhisar Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office was being conducted by three prosecutors. Updated reports from TRT Haber and DHA said detention procedures were initiated for the drivers of both vehicles. One injured driver was reportedly taken into gendarmerie custody after being discharged from hospital.
DHA reported a preliminary account suggesting the collision may have occurred when the bus was moving near the toll-booth area and was struck from behind. That account is not a final judicial or technical finding. The definitive cause will depend on the examination of the scene, vehicle records, security-camera footage and the continuing prosecutors’ investigation.
The bus had departed from Bursa
The bus was reported to have left Bursa in the morning, travelling towards İzmir with passengers heading for thermal facilities in Denizli. Security-camera footage showed the vehicle departing from the Osmangazi district of Bursa at approximately 6:30 a.m. The footage is among the records that may help investigators establish a timeline before the crash.
Authorities are continuing to issue updates on the casualties and the condition of the injured while work at the scene proceeds under the coordination of the prosecutor’s office. At this stage, an unconfirmed cause, allocation of fault or allegation of responsibility cannot be presented as established fact. Further details will depend on official statements from the Governor’s Office, the Health Ministry and judicial authorities.
