24 killed, injured in Turkish train derails after heavy rain

SANAA, July 9 (YPA) – 24 people were killed and 124 injured in the Turkish train derails after a heavy rain and landslide in northwest Turkey on Sunday.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister said on Monday that the search and rescue operations in Tekirdag were complete, killed and injured dozens who received treatment in state hospitals.

Turkish President said the authorities had launched an investigation into the train derailment, carrying 362 passengers and was headed to Istanbul when five carriages came off the tracks in the northwestern state of Tekirdag.

Sameera Hassn