17.11.2024 10:20
A passenger bus belonging to the AS Adana company, traveling from Samsun to Adana, caught fire in the engine compartment while on the Damlama location of the highway. The passengers were evacuated at the last moment, and the fire department extinguished the fire. The cause is reported to be frequent malfunctions.
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A passenger bus with the license plate 01 ANG 987, belonging to the AS Adana company and driven by S.S. from Samsun towards Adana, caught fire in the engine compartment as it approached the Damlama area on the Pozantı-Tarsus route. Noticing the fire, the driver pulled the bus over to the emergency lane of the highway and immediately began evacuating the passengers.
PASSENGERS CLAIMED THE BUS WAS CONSTANTLY BREAKING DOWN
All 30 passengers on board were evacuated along with the staff, saving their lives at the last moment. Fire crews from the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality, who arrived at the scene upon notification, began working to extinguish the bus. When the teams extinguished the fire, only a pile of metal remained from the bus. The vehicle became unusable, but fortunately, there were no injuries. Passengers claimed that the bus had been constantly breaking down since it left Samsun.
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