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Among the dead were the 50-year-old driver and the father of the infant boy.<\/p>\n<p>Images of the aftermath of the crash showed the burned out frame of the bus by the roadside.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday was the final day of Eid al-Adha. The religious festival usually sees a spike in traffic accidents across Turkey as people travel to visit family and take vacations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISTANBUL (AP) \u2014 A bus crashed and caught fire in western Turkey early Sunday, leaving eight people dead, including a 9-month-old baby boy, local media reported. 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