26.07.2025 09:16
A truck traveling on the TAG Highway towards Tarsus in Mersin slowed down upon seeing the traffic congestion caused by a previous accident. At that moment, a bus carrying 36 people, including 32 passengers and 4 staff members, which was also traveling in the same direction, crashed into the back of the truck. The truck swerved due to the force of the impact, and the front part of the bus was damaged. Nine people were injured in the accident.
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A terrible accident occurred at 04:20 in the Çamalan area of the Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep (TAG) Highway in Mersin. The truck loaded with culvert pipes, with license plate 31 ALL 471, slowed down upon noticing the traffic congestion caused by a previous accident on the road.
BUS CRASHED INTO THE TRUCK FROM BEHIND
At that moment, a passenger bus belonging to Star Batman company, with license plate 07 AC 0021 and driven by Orhan Tanış, crashed into the truck from behind. The truck overturned to the roadside due to the force of the impact.
9 PEOPLE INJURED
Health, fire, and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the accident site upon reports from bystanders. According to initial information, 9 people were injured in the accident. The injured were transferred to hospitals by ambulances after the first intervention by health teams at the scene.
THERE WERE 36 PEOPLE ON THE BUS
It was learned that there were a total of 36 people on the bus, which had departed from Muğla Marmaris and was heading to Batman, including 32 passengers and 4 personnel, at the time of the accident. An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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