In Kartepe district of Kocaeli, 27 people were injured, 1 of them seriously, in an accident that occurred when a shuttle bus carrying workers collided head-on with a dump truck.
The accident occurred around 08.30 at the Ketenciler locality. An Otokar bus with license plate 41 P 6087 driven by M.D. and a dump truck with license plate 34 TY 0867 driven by H.Y. collided head-on. Bus driver M.D. and 26 passengers were injured in the accident. 112 Emergency Call Center was notified and fire, health, AFAD, UMKE and traffic teams were dispatched to the address. The driver M.D., who was trapped in the vehicle due to the force of the impact, was removed by the fire brigade. The injured were taken to hospital after the first intervention of the paramedics. It is learned that M.D. is in serious condition. An investigation on the accident was initiated.