Last Minutes… Tram collided with bus in Alibeyköy, Istanbul: 33 injured
An accident occurred while the IETT bus was going on the tramway in Istanbul Alibeyköy.
Passengers on the bus hit by the tram were injured. A large number of ambulances were dispatched to the scene.
The 36T line IETT bus, which travels between Taksim and Cebeci, goes from Taksim to Cebeci. The bus, which was proceeding on its normal route, collided with the tram coming from the direction of Alibeyköy Metro Station while passing over the rails on Namık Kemal Caddesi. The users of the crash were able to stop after the drifting bus crashed into 2 parked cars and a security booth.
EXPLANATION FROM GOVERNOR YERLIKAYA
Since Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya will be connected to the accident, he said, “Unfortunately, 33 of our fellow citizens were injured in the traffic accident that occurred at Alibeyköy Tram Stop.”
The moment of the accident was also reflected on the security camera.
EXPOSURE DESCRIPTION
The structuring from Metro Istanbul said, “Our services are temporarily between Cibali-University stations on our T5 Cibali-Alibeyköy Pocket Bus Terminal Tram Line.”
INVESTIGATION STARTED
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the accident in which 33 people were injured as a result of the collision of the tram and the bus at Eyüpsultan Alibeyköy Tram Stop.
An investigation was launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the accident. In the examinations, it was stated that the test of the bus driver was clean in alcohol and determinations. It was learned from the tram process that the test processes were continuing. It was learned that the statements of the tram driver and bus driver involved in the accident will be taken after the treatment is completed. It was learned that he did not complain in the first statement taken after birth treatment for an injured person in the accident.