A traffic accident occurred yesterday, Saturday morning, in Lize, in the province of Diyarbakır, in southeastern Turkey, claimed the lives of seven people, including two children, the governor’s office announced.

A previous preliminary official report had put the death toll at five and the number of injured at eleven.

“Two of our fellow citizens lost their lives at the scene of the accident, and five others succumbed to their injuries at the hospitals where they were taken,” the governor’s office explained.

#Diyarbakır #Lice-Bingöl: The death toll from the traffic accident on the highway has risen to 7. Many organizations in the city have issued messages of condolence. #accident pic.twitter.com/tz4srXgogB

— Abori Dergisi (@abori_dergisi) August 15, 2026

“Nine people continue to receive medical care at hospitals in our province, one of whom is in serious condition,” according to the same source.

A minibus was transporting family members to Mus, in southeastern Turkey, where an engagement ceremony was to take place, when one of the vehicle’s tires burst, explained the private Turkish television network NTV.

The driver lost control and the minibus overturned, according to the report.

The two children who lost their lives were 4 and 10 years old.

Seven people were killed and nine others were injured, one seriously, when a minibus overturned in the Lice district of Diyarbakır.https://t.co/s9glRqqb0x pic.twitter.com/nwaC0ygiYm

— TRT HABER (@trthaber) August 15, 2026

Source: Protothema.gr