ISTANBUL, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A tour bus traveling from Greece veered off the road in northwestern Trkiye's Canakkale province on Monday, injuring 37 passengers, it is reported.
The accident occurred at 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) when the bus driver, carrying 42 passengers to the western port city of Izmir, lost control of the steering wheel, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
The bus veered into an empty field and came to a stop after crashing into trees, it said.
Authorities dispatched gendarmerie, medical and search-and-rescue teams to the scene. Preliminary reports said three of the injured were in critical condition. An investigation into the accident has been launched.
