A bus collided with the site of an earlier road accident in Turkey, killing 16 and wounding 21.
On Saturday morning, the event occurred near the southern city of Gaziantep.
Among those killed were firefighters, rescuers, and a team of journalists dispatched to a scene where a vehicle had left the road.
The bus collided with the group, slid, and toppled 200 meters (220 yards) away. The injured were then transported to adjacent hospitals by reinforcement teams.
The governor of Gaziantep region said on twitter that “three firefighters, two emergency workers and two journalists” were among those who died on the road between Gaziantep and nearby Nizip.
Turkish journalists’ union confirmed the deaths of two of its members. Images on social media showed a number of people lying on the road.
Photos on Turkey’s DHA news agency showed the back of an ambulance ripped out and metal debris was strewn around it.
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has announced an investigation into the crash, BBC Turkish reported.
A number of Turkish politicians posted their condolences online.
