Five killed in Turkish train crash

Istanbul, Aug 28: At least five people were killed and 15 others were seriously injured in a train crash in Turkey on Thursday, Aug 27, a railway official said.

The train, Cumhuriyet Express, hit a road works machine "due to the machine's uncontrolled and unauthorized access to the railroad area," the agency said in a statement.

"Rescue crews have completed their work at the scene of the crash, between Karakoy and Ayvali in Bilecik province in western Turkey," a Turkish railways official said.

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