12.10.2026 16:22
In the accident in Akhisar district of Manisa, where a tour bus and a truck collided and 11 people lost their lives, bus driver M.A. and truck driver H.K., who were detained, were arrested. The spare driver of the bus was released under judicial control conditions.
The judicial process continues in the accident in which the tour bus traveling from Bursa to the hot springs in Denizli collided with a truck on the highway. Of the 3 drivers taken into custody, 2 were arrested.
HE MADE A REVERSE MANEUVER AFTER MISSING THE JUNCTION
The accident occurred on October 11 around 11:10 at the Akhisar toll booth connection junction of the Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir Highway. The tour bus with license plate 16 AED 124, which set out from the Osmangazi district of Bursa around 06:30 in the morning, was going to the hot springs in Denizli. The bus, which was stated to have missed the junction, overturned when the truck with license plate 78 YD 559 coming from behind hit it while it was making a reverse maneuver on the highway.
11 people lost their lives and 27 people were injured in the accident. According to the statement of Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu, 1 of the injured is in serious condition, 18 are in moderate condition, and 8 are in good condition.
3 PEOPLE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
After the accident, bus driver M.A., the bus owner and relief driver M.Y., and truck driver H.K. were taken into custody. The Akhisar Chief Public Prosecutor's Office assigned 3 prosecutors to clarify the incident.
THE DRIVERS' STATEMENTS EMERGED
In his statement, bus driver M.A. said, “When the passengers said I had missed the junction, I tried to enter the shoulder by making a reverse maneuver.” M.Y., who stated that he was sitting at the back of the bus, recounted that he noticed the driver had missed the junction and stood up to move forward, and at that moment he was thrown into the front seats by the impact of the crash.
Truck driver H.K., on the other hand, stated that he saw the bus in his own lane and said, “I could not maneuver to the left and I hit the bus.”
2 DRIVERS ARRESTED
Among the suspects sent to the courthouse after their procedures at the gendarmerie, bus driver M.A. and truck driver H.K. were arrested by the court they were brought before.
STATEMENT FROM THE TOUR COMPANY
The tour company to which the bus belonged, however, rejected responsibility by claiming that the accident occurred as a result of the driver's “individual error.” The investigation into the accident continues.