01.02.2026 16:10
Survivors of the bus that overturned into a ditch in Antalya, which claimed the lives of 9 people, recounted their terrifying moments. Ahmet Kodaz said, "The driver was coming very fast. He couldn't take the turn and tipped over. People started to fall, I couldn't hold on." Fatma İnce, on the other hand, called for a solution, stating, "This road is a death machine. Accidents happen all the time." Meanwhile, a 21-year-old young man who was injured in the accident underwent surgery to reattach his severed arm, while a 27-year-old young man was taken into surgery for his severed leg.
A passenger bus belonging to Buzlu Tourism, coming from Tekirdağ to Antalya, had an accident in the Döşemealtı district of Antalya. Due to the dense fog and slippery road, the driver was unable to take the turn, causing the bus to crash into the barriers on the Antalya North Ring Road and overturn into the ditch. In the horrific accident, 9 people lost their lives, and 25 people were injured. While the injured are being treated in hospitals, those who survived the accident recounted the terrifying moments.
SEVERED ARM AND LEG TO BE REATTACHED IN SURGERY
It was recorded that the patients transferred to Akdeniz University Hospital were Neziha Kutlu (49), Abdou Nazıro Gnınkouguı (24), Firdevs Sarı (4), Sedef Sarı (27), and Yavuz Selim Yiğit (21). Yavuz Selim Yiğit was taken into surgery by Prof. Dr. Ömer Özkan, the Director of the Organ Transplantation Center at Akdeniz University, to reattach his severed arm, while Sedef Sarı was also taken into surgery for her severed leg.
"PEOPLE STARTED TO FALL, I COULDN'T HOLD ON"
On the other hand, one of the passengers on the bus, Ahmet Kodaz, said, "The road was foggy, the driver was coming very fast. As we approached the turn, I knew the turn was sharp, I held on, but the driver couldn't take the turn. The bus leaned to the side, skidded, and hit the barriers. People started to fall, I tried to hold on but I couldn't."
"THIS ROAD IS A DEATH MACHINE"
Fatma İnce, who lives in the area and runs a business, said, "This road is a death machine. Accidents happen constantly. An urgent solution must be found. I am also a driver, and I feel very anxious while driving on this turn. Mothers are suffering. We ask for support from the authorities. A study should be done on this road."
"HALF OF THE PEOPLE WERE ON THE ROAD, HALF WERE UNDER THE BUS"
Yunus Yıldız said, "I arrived at the scene 5 minutes before the incident. After seeing the accident, I stopped. We tried to do our best. There were a lot of screams in the environment. We pulled the survivors out onto the road. There was a little girl, we got her out. We did our best. When I first arrived, I experienced something like a brain shock. There were screams. They were saying things like 'Call my family, my arm is severed, my leg is severed.' We did our best. Half of the people were on the road, half were under the bus, and half were on the side of the bus. We tried to pull the injured as much as we could with my friend. A friend of mine came before me, and then I arrived. That feeling is truly indescribable; I wish my condolences to their families," he said.
The efforts to remove the bus from its location are ongoing.