Bus on way to President Erdoğan’s rally topples, 3 killed

ADANA

A bus carrying a group heading to attend a rally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has toppled in the southern province of Adana. Three people were killed in the accident, while 30 others were wounded. 

The bus, which departed from Adana’s Kozan district, veered off a road after the driver lost control of the steering wheel due to heavy rain at around 3 p.m. in the Sarıçam district. The bus then fell into a stockade. 

Ambulances were called to the scene of the accident, which took place at around 3 p.m. in the Sarıçam district. One of the ambulances was dragged into the flood and got stuck with personnel in it. 

In addition to the ambulance, a number of vehicles were also trapped due to the flood. Fire department vehicles and citizens rushed to rescue them.  

The wounded were taken to hospitals nearby and the ambulance was rescued with the help of the gendarmes.