A passenger bus carrying about 40 people drove off a road and plunged into a river on Thursday, killing at least seven passengers and injuring 11 others. About 23 other passengers were trapped inside the bus and are feared drowned, a local official said. The crash occurred in the central Turkish province of Tokat, 350 kilometers (200 miles) east of Ankara, shortly after midnight, the Associated Press reported. --SP 14 08 Local Time 11 08 GMT
