05.02.2025 08:33
A passenger bus traveling from Istanbul to Giresun collided with a truck in the Kavak district of Samsun. As a result of the accident, the bus driver lost his life, and 16 passengers were injured. An investigation has been initiated regarding the incident.
The passenger bus traveling from Istanbul to Giresun was involved in a traffic accident after colliding with a truck in Samsun, resulting in the bus driver losing his life at the scene, and 16 passengers being injured. The accident occurred around 05:00 at the 25th kilometer of the Samsun-Ankara highway in the Yosunlu area of the Kavak district of Samsun. According to the information obtained, the passenger bus belonging to Metro Turizm, with license plate 28 ADP 531 and driven by Şahin Çayan, went off the road and entered a drainage canal after losing control of the steering wheel. The bus then collided with a truck, license plate 34 FHS 815, which was parked on the roadside with household goods due to a malfunction, and came to rest at the edge of the drainage canal.
"A LIFE-AND-DEATH SITUATION IN THE VEHICLE"
In the accident, the bus driver Şahin Çayan lost his life at the scene, while 16 passengers on the bus were injured. After the accident, many ambulances, teams from the Regional Traffic Inspection Branch, gendarmerie, fire department, and AFAD teams were dispatched to the scene. The injured were taken to various hospitals in Samsun by ambulances for treatment. Dursun Çevik, who was a passenger on the bus and escaped the accident unscathed, said, "I was going to a funeral in Giresun from Istanbul. I was sitting in the back seat. I had fallen asleep. At that moment, there was a loud noise. A life-and-death situation occurred in the vehicle," he said. An investigation has been initiated regarding the accident.