Ten Bulgarian tourists were hurt when a Bulgarian-registered bus travelling from Ruse to Istanbul rammed into the back of a lorry near Edirne, Turkey, medical teams at the scene said.

The crash happened at about 1.30am at the 6km mark of the Kapıkule–Edirne road, near the village of Yenikadın. The bus, plate number P 3690 MB, was carrying two drivers and 51 tourists, all Bulgarian citizens. The lorry, plate number 33 FL 738, was driving ahead of it in the same direction.

Many police officers, gendarmerie and medical teams arrived after the alert. The injured were identified during checks and taken to the hospital of Trakya University's Faculty of Medicine and to Sultan 1st Murat State Hospital, where they are being treated.