Eyewitness to the accident where 9 people died: We honked the horn and tried to switch lanes, but he didn't hear us.

Nine people lost their lives and 26 people were injured as a passenger bus collided with a bridge pillar near Polatlı district of Ankara.

According to the information received, the passenger bus, which was on its way from Izmir to Ağrı, went off the road and hit the bridge pillars near Olukpınar village in the early morning. Upon notification, many teams were dispatched to the scene.

ROUTE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC

According to initial determinations in the massacre-like accident, 9 people lost their lives and the route where the accident occurred was closed to traffic.

"WE HONKED THE HORN BUT THEY DIDN'T HEAR"

Murat Türkoğlu, the driver of the car that was following the bus during the accident, stated that they were going to Polatlı and said, "We left together from Temelli, we were driving side by side anyway. The bus was a bit fast, it started to sway a bit about 3-4 kilometers before here, then it hit the bridge. Pieces flying from the bus hit our car. We honked the horn from behind but they didn't hear" he said.