Preliminary results from the accident investigation in Southern Turkey where 15 people were killed show That bus that caused It was much more than speed Limit.
fifteen people They were killed and 31 injured when a passenger bus passed a stopping crowd help survivors of Another traffic accident on Highway Tarsus – Adana – Gaziantep in Gaziantep Province on Saturday. Nineteen others were killed in similar accident in Mardin southeast Turkey shortly after the accident, resulting in traffic safety in the spotlight.
Highway TAG, A busy road in Southern Turkey, has speed Limit of 100 km/h (62 mph) but a device registration speed of The bus showed that it had arrived speed of 130 km/h when collided vehicles stop for help people included in The first crash. Investigation showed that the bus skidded for 307 meters (1,007.22 feet).
The driver of The bus that was traveling from Istanbul to the southeastern province of Diyarbakir at that time of The accident, he was arrested in the aftermath of the accident and charged with negligent manslaughter, over death of 15th peopleincluding paramedics, firefighters, and journalists who They were trying help others in the earliest crash. The driver He told investigators that he was driving at A speed of About 110 kilometers per hour when it crashed vehicle. He claimed that he noticed the crowd at the scene of late and did not remember whether he had set on brake when he saw them. The bus won’t stop even if I stop it on brakes earlier. The distance He told investigators.
Meanwhile, two truck drivers who They were arrested following the accident in Mardin that killed 19 people also Talk to investigators after they have been treated for Minor injuries, and claimed that their brakes failed. One of The drivers arrested for The first accident when his truck plowed into two parts vehicles and killed four people. The second driver have crashed vehicles At the scene as well as the crowd seeking help others. The driver of The first truck The vehicle said the brakes failed while he was driving on an incline. “I’ve gone down but the truck Faster up. I was directed not to do this hit cars but truck flipped over. “I don’t remember much after that,” he told investigators. driver Blame for Hit people gathered for help Victims of The first incident, also He said the brakes are off.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu told reporters on Monday that the accidents were not caused by the condition of the roads and it seems that they are result of driver And the vehicle mistakes. Some locals in Mardin had claimed that the deficiency of The wider road may have contributed to the accidents. Karaismailoğlu said his ministry was already a job on alternate route in The area Where accidents happened but they will speed up The work Currently.
more than 3500 people die every day on Roads according to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring 2021-2030 a decade of a job for road safety, with Target of block at least 50% of Road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. World Health Organization says Close to 1.3 million deaths could be prevented in Traffic accidents annually, describing the accidents as major cause of death globally.
In Turkey, traffic accidents claim lives of hundreds each year. Data from the Traffic Department of Turkish police show Traffic accidents killed 920 people 127,619 others were wounded inside first six months of 2022. main cause of accidents were driver error. a total of 88,000 accidents were reported across the country in The same period, which included nearly 70,000 cars and more More than 25,000 motorcycles. the majority of accidents were in Residential areas while the rest took place in Rural areas of Country with Scattered population or along highways. driver error topped up list of causes of accidents, while about 10,316 accidents were result of Pedestrian errors. There were 2,260 accidents caused due to glitch vehicles. speed was main error on The drivers’Part, though transgression on narrow roads also It proved dangerous.
Monday, five people were killed in two accidents in Southwest Province of Mugla. a collision of a truck Bear hives and car kill five people And two others were injured in Seydikmir district of Mugla. Among the victims were two former Prominent Mayors professor. In the northern province of Amasya, 20 people He was injured when a minibus carrying agricultural workers crashed with a car. Twenty one more were injured when a passenger bus was hit hit Pick up truck pulled over On the road due to a breakdown and a coup.
