A train heading from Ankara to Konya, crashed into a maintenance locomotive when approaching the Marsandiz station in Turkey. After the crash, several cars derailed or overturned, and another two cars collided with a pedestrian overpass, which later collapsed. According to the Turkish Health Ministry, nine people were killed and 84 were injured. TASS photo section reveals the details on the high-speed rail disaster in Turkey's capital.
Aftermath of fatal high-speed train crash in Turkey's capital
At least nine people have been killed and 84 injured in the high-speed rail disaster in Turkey's capital
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An aerial view of the scene of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey
© DHA via AP Emergency services at the scene of a high speed train accident in Ankara
© EPA-EFE/STRINGER The train, en route from Ankara to Konya, crashed into a maintenance locomotive
© EPA-EFE/STRINGER After the crash several carriages derailed or overturned, and another two cars collided with a pedestrian overpass, which later collapsed
© EPA-EFE/STRINGER Firefighters and medics try to rescue victims after a high speed train accident in Ankara
© EPA-EFE/STRINGER Members of rescue services work at the scene of a train accident in Ankara
© DHA via AP At the site of a railroad collision in Ankara
© Denis Solovykh/TASS According to Turkish Health Ministry, nine people were killed and 84 were injured in the train crash
© EPA-EFE/STRINGER Police officers work at the scene of a train accident in Ankara
© AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici