17名非法移民在车祸中丧生

17名非法移民在车祸中丧生

Seventeen people were killed and 50 wounded after a minibus carrying migrants overturned in eastern Turkey yesterday, the private news agency DHA reported.

据私营通讯社DHA报道，昨天，一辆载有移民的面包车在土耳其东部翻车，造成17人死亡，50人受伤。

Five children were among the dead in the accident in Van province near the Iranian border, DHA reported quoting Van governor Mehmet Emin Bilmez.

据伊朗边境范省省长梅赫迈特·埃米恩·比尔梅兹报道，事故中有5名儿童死亡。

The agency said the migrants had entered Turkey illegally but the nationalities of the victims were not immediately known.

该机构表示，这些移民是非法进入土耳其的，但目前尚不清楚遇难者的国籍。

The governor said there were 67 people on board the minibus which he said had a capacity of 17 to 18 people. Bilmez was quoted by DHA earlier saying the death toll was 15.

州长表示，这辆面包车容载量为17到18人，事故发生时车上有67人。DHA早些时候援引比尔梅兹的报道表示，死亡人数为15人。

Sixteen of the victims were migrants and another was the minibus driver, DHA said.

DHA最新报道，17名受害者中有16名是移民，另1名是小客车司机。

Images in Turkish media showed the damaged minibus in a field with several rescue workers tending to the injured in Ozalp district close to the border with Iran.

土耳其媒体的图片显示，这辆受损的面包车停在靠近伊朗边境的奥扎尔普地区，几名救援人员正在照顾伤者。

The agency reported that the driver lost control of the vehicle but there were no immediate details on the cause of the accident.

该机构报告称，事故由车辆失控造成，但目前还没有有关事故原因的更多详细信息。