6 killed, 24 injured after bus turns over in eastern Turkey

ANKARA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A bus carrying passengers turned over and fell into a frozen stream in Turkey's eastern Mus province on Friday, leaving six killed and 24 injured.

According to private Dogan Agency, the accident happened at 8 a.m. on the Mus-Solhan highway after the driver lost control of the bus.

The bus was carrying passengers from southern Hatay province to Mus.

A large number of ambulances have been dispatched to the accident site, and the wounded were taken to nearby hospitals in Mus and Solhan.