9 People Killed, 26 Others Injured After ‘Speeding’ Bus Rolls Off Road amid Wet and Foggy Conditions

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• On Sunday, February 1, 9 people died and 26 people were injured when a passenger bus went off the road in Antalya.

• Officials said “the ground was wet and there was fog in the area” at the time

• Additionally, Provincial Governor Hulusi Şahin said, “The bus seems to have accelerated excessively” at the time of the fatal accident.

9 people died and 26 people were injured when the passenger bus left the road and collided.

Authorities said the accident occurred on Sunday, February 1, in Antalya province in southern Türkiye. Associated Press And Türkiye today. The bus, traveling on the Tekirdağ-Antalya route, skidded in the Döşemealtı district, northwest of Antalya city center, hit the roadside barriers and fell into the cliff.

According to AP, in the images published by the state broadcaster TRT, the bus is seen lying on its side on the embankment on the side road of the highway.

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According to AP, Governor Hulusi Şahin said that at least seven of the 26 injured people received critical injuries such as amputations. The driver was among the nine fatalities.

DHA news agency reported that some passengers were thrown from the bus that departed from Tekirdağ in northwestern Türkiye at night.

There has been heavy rainfall in the region in recent days. Speaking to TRT, Şahin said, “The ground was wet, there was fog in the area,” and added: “It is not a place to speed, but it looks like the bus was speeding.”

A passenger who survived the accident claimed that the weather was bad and the driver could not safely pass the bend as a result of the bus overturning. Türkiye today reported.

Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç said that the investigation is continuing to determine the exact cause of the accident.

A second fatal crash occurred Sunday near Antalya, a popular tourist destination, according to the AP. 7 people lost their lives as a result of the collision of two vehicles approximately 65 kilometers north of Döşemealtı in Burdur.

According to the news, Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya had previously shared a post on social media referring to what he described as “traffic culture”, in which 6,351 people lost their lives on the country’s roads in 2024. He outlined current proposals for tougher traffic laws.

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