ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday offered condolences to Turkey over a deadly accident involving a bus and an ambulance on a highway near the southeastern Gaziantep city earlier in the day.
Sixteen people were killed and at least 22 wounded when a bus crashed into emergency workers and journalists who were attending an earlier accident at the site.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic traffic accident in Gaziantep, Turkiye, resulting in the loss of a number of precious lives and injuries to many more,” Pakistan’s foreign Office said in a statement.
“We seek Allah Almighty's blessings for the departed souls, and pray for swift recovery of the injured. We also convey our deepest condolences to the brotherly people and Government of Turkiye in this hour of sorrow.”
Local authorities said the casualties included three firefighters, four emergency health workers and two drone operators from a Turkish news agency.
