Seven Israelis injured in Turkey crash that killed three tourists

The accident occurred due to a collision between a car and a tour vehicle in the city's Alanya district.

 Night life close to Tunalı Hilmi, the most well known and busiest shopping street in Ankara (photo credit: JORGE FRANGANILLO/VIA FLICKR)
Night life close to Tunalı Hilmi, the most well known and busiest shopping street in Ankara
(photo credit: JORGE FRANGANILLO/VIA FLICKR)

Three foreign tourists were killed Saturday night in a road accident in Antalya, Turkey that also injured seven Israelis, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday morning.

The seven were injured to varying degrees, the ministry said.

The accident occurred due to a collision between a car and a tour vehicle in the city's Alanya district, and the two drivers involved were arrested for questioning.

In total, the accident left seven Israeli tourists, a Russian citizen, and four locals injured.

According to the Foreign Ministry's Department for Israelis Abroad, Israel's consul-general in Ankara visited three local medical facilities in which the seven were hospitalized early on Monday morning.

This is a developing story.