The bus, which was heading to Nevsehir from Ankara province, toppled over in the Yeniyapan district while travelling on the Kirikkale-Kayseri highway.
In the accident, 20 tourists – including the driver and a guide – were wounded.
Police said the majority of the tourists were Chinese nationals; the injured were taken to hospitals in the province.
One of the wounded tourists is in a critical condition.
This is the latest serious bus crash this summer on Turkey`s highways. On Aug. 6, a total of four tourists were killed and 38 others wounded when a tour bus overturned after crashing into a barrier near Serinhisar district of Denizli.
On July 15, at least seven people were killed and another 37 injured when two buses were involved in two accidents on Turkey`s Trans-European Motorway in the northwestern province of Bolu. - Ankara
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