<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A multi-vehicle crash in southern Turkiye's Hatay province killed at least 12 people and injured 31 others, including three seriously, officials said.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>A truck crossed into opposite lanes after the driver lost control late on Saturday, colliding with nine cars and two minibuses, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Many of the vehicles were parked by the roadside near a gas station as friends and relatives said goodbye to men leaving to carry out mandatory military service.</div><div><br></div><div>Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that fires broke out on the Iskenderun-Antakya highway.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister tweeted that 22 ambulances and three medical rescue teams were sent to the scene in Topbogazli.</div><div><br></div><div>“May God have mercy on our citizens who lost their lives, I express my condolences to their relatives,” he tweeted. “We will do our best to ensure that the injured regain their health as soon as possible.”</div><div><br></div><div>Hatay was one of the worst hit of the 11 Turkish provinces affected by a Feb. 6 earthquake that devastated parts of Turkiye and Syria. At least 50,783 died in Turkiye, according to the government.</div><div><br></div><div>The private Demiroren news agency said that the truck was carrying excavated earthquake rubble and hit another truck before crossing the highway at around 7 pm local time (1600 GMT).</div><div><br></div><div>Witness Ali Sarrac said that some of those killed had burned to death, Anadolu reported. Images showed burning vehicles as emergency teams tried to keep people away from the blaze. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>