The first person to reach the bus after the accident, like a massacre! What they described sent chills down my spine.

In an accident that occurred in Polatlı, Ankara, 9 people died and 27 people were injured when an intercity bus collided with a bridge pillar. The bus, which was completely destroyed in the accident, was removed from the place it hit, and traffic flow in the area returned to normal.

The accident occurred around 05.00 in the morning on the Ankara-Eskişehir Highway, in the direction of Polatlı. According to the information received, the Mercedes passenger bus with the license plate number 04 AAV 951, lost control of the driver, collided with the bridge pillar. Upon the notification of the people in the vicinity, gendarmerie, fire brigade, and health teams were dispatched to the area. While a comprehensive search and rescue operation was initiated in the region, according to the initial determinations of the health teams, 9 people lost their lives and 27 injured people were transferred to nearby hospitals.

THE WRECKAGE OF THE BUS WAS REMOVED IN 9 HOURS

The wreckage of the bus, which was reported to have 39 people inside, was removed with the help of a crane after 9 hours of work by the teams. It was learned that the bus, which was involved in the accident, did not stop at the Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal (AŞTİ) and continued its journey after waiting for a while near the terminal. The road, which was partially closed to traffic due to the accident, was completely opened to vehicle traffic after the removal of the wreckage.

"EVERYONE WAS IN ANXIETY AND FEAR"

One of the citizens who intervened first in the accident said, "When we first arrived, we closed the road and called 112. We stopped the ambulance carrying a patient and the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality fire truck, which happened to pass by completely by chance. We provided first aid. Because there was quite a chaos, everyone tried to intervene in anxiety and fear.

"WE PULLED THE INJURED ASIDE AND CALLED THEIR FAMILIES"

We managed to stop the cars to prevent another accident. There were many injured people. Some fell off the bus, some were thrown from the rear, front, and side windows. We pulled the first injured people aside and called their families. We said, 'This is the situation, don't worry.' There was nothing we could do for the others. Then the ambulances started to arrive. There was a sudden loss of life there. Some had their feet, hands, arms, and heads covered in blood. The bus was 500 meters ahead of us," he said.