ISTANBUL — A passenger bus crashed off a street and overturned in western Turkey Sunday, killing a minimum of eight folks and injuring dozens.

The governor’s workplace of Afyonkarahisar province mentioned the bus was touring from the southeastern Diyarbakir province to the Aegean metropolis of Bodrum.

Well being Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted that 42 folks have been injured, with three in vital situation.

Movies from the scene confirmed ambulances lined up and a crane holding the bus up.

An injured passenger with a damaged arm informed official Anadolu information company that he was half asleep when the bus “flew.” He mentioned folks have been caught beneath the bus.

The bus was operated by an organization known as Star Has Diyarbakir.