"On August 2, in the Manavgat area at about 18:00, a road accident occurred with the participation of a bus transporting a group of 22 Russian tourists to the airport who were finishing their vacation in Antalya," TASS reports.

The consulate said that the accident killed three people and injured five Russians, two of whom are in the intensive care unit.

As noted, all the victims were taken to local hospitals to receive first aid and additional examination. 

Earlier there was information that in the south of the Turkish province of Antalya as a result of an accident involving a bus, presumably carrying tourists from Russia, killed three people and injured 16.