A Kamil Koc coach that left Fethiye yesterday evening crashed just outside Ankara early this morning.

According to news reports the coach suffered a tyre 'blow out' some 26 km before Ankara and careered off the road ending up in a field.

Rescue services freed passengers and many were taken to hospital in the state capital Ankara.

Some of the passengers injured were local students going to university for the new semester.

The security services are investigating the reason for the accident.