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Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2018 shows a bus overturned in Malatya province, Turkey. Seven people were killed and 15 others injured in a bus accident in Turkish eastern province of Malatya on early Thursday. (Xinhua)

ANKARA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and 15 others injured in a bus accident in Turkish eastern province of Malatya on early Thursday.

According to local media Yeni Safak, these passengers were traveling from Istanbul to Malatya for attending a funeral, but their minibus lost control on slippery ground, then overturned and seriously damaged.

Ambulances and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the scene of the accident. The wounded passengers were taken to nearby hospitals.