### [2026-11-7](/feed/2026/11/7/index.md)

##### Özalp
# Nine people are killed and five others are injured when a truck collides with a minibus in Özalp, Van Province, Turkey. 




### Sources:

1. [Daily Sabah](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/9-killed-5-injured-in-truck-minibus-collision-in-eastern-turkiye/news)

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