Policeman martyred in vehicle accident in Turkey's east

VAN, Turkey

A police officer was martyred late Saturday when an armored police vehicle rolled into a ditch in eastern Van province, according to police sources.

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said three police officers were also wounded in the accident.

The injured officers were taken to Van Yuzuncu Yil University Dursun Odabas Medical Centre, the sources added.

*Reporting by Necat Hazar; Writing by Fatih Hafiz Mehmet