28.08.2026 19:00
Security camera footage has emerged of the IETT bus accident in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, in which 1 person lost their life and 17 people were injured, 2 of them seriously. The footage shows the bus driver losing control of the steering wheel while trying to prevent the accident after encountering a sudden maneuver by a car in front.
The IETT bus accident that occurred in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul was captured on security cameras.
1 PERSON LOST THEIR LIFE, 17 PEOPLE INJURED, 2 SERIOUSLY
The accident occurred on Kennedy Avenue. The IETT bus, traveling towards Bakirkoy, crashed into the garden wall of a residential complex after the driver lost control of the steering wheel. Upon reports from those nearby, fire, police, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Medical teams determined that 1 person lost their life and 17 people were injured, 2 seriously. Teams continue their work at the scene. Due to the accident, all lanes on the side road of Kennedy Avenue were closed to traffic.
ACCIDENT ON CAMERA: DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID CAR THAT MADE A SUDDEN MANEUVER
Meanwhile, the moment of the accident was captured on security cameras. In the footage, the driver, trying to avoid a car ahead that made a sudden maneuver to turn right, lost control of the steering wheel and the bus crashed into the garden wall of the complex.