Three children and two adults killed after being electrocuted at Turkish water park

Five people – three children and two adults who tried to rescue them – have died after being electrocuted at a water park in Turkey.

One child aged 12 and two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, became caught up in an electrical current at the park in Akyazi, northwest Turkey, on Friday.

The park's manager and his son were killed when they dived into the pool to try and save the flailing children, Turkish media reported.

All five were rushed to a hospital in Akyazi, but could not be saved.

State-run news agency Anadolu reported that a sixth person was also hospitalised with injuries but did not provide further details.

Private NTV television said the children were aged 12, 15 and 17.

An investigation has been launched into what caused the electrocutions, Dogan reported.

Television footage showed ambulances waiting outside the water park and several people gathered outside the Akyazi State Hospital.