An unimaginable accident occurred on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, on a street in Esenyurt, in Istanbul, Türkiye. The passenger of a bus was sent flying when a sewer destroyed the vehicle’s door.
Why did the sewer fall on the bus in Türkiye?
A video from the public transport vehicle’s camera captured the impressive scene.
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According to information published in Turkish media such as T24, the bus was moving along Saadetdere Mahallesi towards Beylikdüzü. Three men standing near the door. However, one of them, who was checking her cell phone, was practically leaning against her.
Then, The car passed over a manhole and the cover, inexplicably, came off and went through the door of the bus, completely destroying it and causing the passenger who was standing there to fly away. and fell on the asphalt. The other users who were standing reacted by holding on tightly to the railings as the truck stopped.
The public transport vehicle finally stopped and the victim was left lying on the street a few meters behind. That lane of the road was disabled while police and medical agencies attended to the unusual accident.
According to Turkish media, The man was taken to hospital after receiving first aid at the scene from medical teams. The driver was taken to the police station to be questioned about the road accident, which fortunately did not cost anyone their lives. However, there has been no information on the health status of the man who fell from the bus.
The manhole cover that caused the emergency after falling off was replaced by the corresponding authorities.
Number of bus accidents in Türkiye
The bus is a popular means of transportation in Türkiye and accidents are quite common. In August, one crashed on a highway bridge near the capital, Ankara, killing nine people and injuring 26. In May, 10 people were killed and 40 injured when a bus, two cars and a truck collided on a highway. highway near the southern city of Mersin.
Data from the General Command of the Gendarmerie of Türkiye and disclosed by hispanotolia.com, indicate that intercity bus accidents left 190 dead in the first half of 2024.
Alpay Lök, vice president of the Association for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents, said that one of the main causes is deactivating the devices to regulate speed, which in Turkey is allowed up to 100 km/h.
Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/hombre-salio-volando-de-un-bus-en-turquia-luego-de-que-alcantarilla-atravesara-la-puerta-rg10
