Probably the driver fell asleep at the wheel caused the brutal crash of a passenger bus traveling on the Ankara-Eskişehir route this morning. This was stated by the governor of the Turkish capital Ankara, Vasip Sahin, quoted by TRT-Haber, BTA reported.
The bus was found to have no braking distance, suggesting the driver fell asleep and lost control of the wheel. This is also the probable cause of the catastrophe. Valiya corrects the number of victims and injured in the accident. Earlier it was reported that 10 or 11 people had died. Sahin indicated that nine people have died and 27 have been injured so far.
Among the dead was the driver, as well as five people from the same family who were going to a wedding. The injured were transported to hospitals. There are reportedly seriously injured passengers among them. The investigation into the causes of the accident continues, Minister of Justice Yilmaz Tunc announced in his profile on the social network "X". The investigation is being conducted by three Republican prosecutors. Teams, ambulances and equipment were sent to the scene.
A number of serious accidents occurred today in different parts of Turkey, Turkish media reports. A 62-year-old driver died this morning in an accident in Isparta County (Western Turkey). The accident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The man was admitted to a hospital, but died a little later, reports CNN-Turk. A pedestrian who tried to cross was hit by a car in Istanbul's Buyukcekmece district. The pedestrian died, the Anatolian Agency informed. An accident between an ambulance and a truck happened today in Istanbul's Arnavutkoy district, reports CNN-Turk.