30.10.2026 09:41
In the accident in which a passenger bus and a TIR truck collided in the Uludere district of Şırnak, bus driver Sabri Yumak lost his life, and 14 people were injured. The bus's in-vehicle camera recorded the moments when the trailer of the oncoming TIR truck slid onto the bus and the bus, which went out of control, crashed into a house by the roadside.
Footage has emerged of the accident in the Uludere district of Şırnak, in which 1 person died and 14 people were injured. In the in-vehicle camera footage, it was seen that the trailer of the oncoming TIR slid toward the bus, and the bus first hit the trailer and then the house.
BUS HITS HOUSE AT ROADSIDE
The accident occurred yesterday morning at the entrance to the Hilal town of Uludere district. A passenger bus with license plate 06 BY 7711 collided with a TIR whose license plate could not be determined. The bus, which went out of control due to the impact, hit a house at the roadside. Upon notification, AFAD, fire brigade, medical, and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene. Fifteen people were injured in the accident. After the first intervention by medical teams, the injured were taken by ambulances to hospitals in Kurtalan and Şırnak. One of the injured, bus driver Sabri Yumak, could not be saved.
MOMENT OF ACCIDENT ON IN-VEHICLE CAMERA
Meanwhile, in-vehicle camera footage of the bus from the moment of the accident has emerged. In the footage, it is seen that while the bus was traveling, the trailer of the oncoming TIR slid toward the bus and then the accident occurred.
The investigation into the accident is ongoing.