Eight people were killed on October 24 when a school bus collided with a truck in the Sarıkamış district of Kars province in northeastern Turkey. Eighteen more were wounded.

Four of the students died immediately at the crash site, while four more lost their lives after being rushed to the hospital.

The injured students are still being treated in state hospitals in Kars and Sarıkamış.

Sarıkamış's district head said investigations will be carried out into the cause of the accident, Hurriyet Daily News reported.