Governor Vasip Sahin in Ankara said in a statement that a high-speed train collided with a commuter train Thursday morning. The shall then have collided in a bridge. The train was on the way from Ankara to Konya.
Sahin sign just before the at 10 that dødstallet is revised up to nine people, according to NTB.
the Accident took place at 6.30 in Yenimahalle, just outside Ankara, writes the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet.
the Speed of the train was 80 to 90 kilometres an hour when it collided, according to the Turkish newspaper.
fire Departments, ambulansemannskap, police and redningspersonell responded to the accident in large numbers.
the Case is updated
SEVEN DEAD: the Governor of Ankara informs that nine people have been killed in a togkollisjon outside the Turkish capital. 47 is injured. Photograph: Tumay Berkin / Reuters / NTB Scanpix Show more
