Reversing error in the bus accident in Manisa: Fire hit 11 houses! The drivers' statements were revealed

Süleyman Eryılmaz, who is receiving treatment at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hafsa Sultan Hospital, talked about the moment of the accident. Süleyman Eryılmaz, who lost his wife Mümine Eryılmaz (75) in the incident, stated that when they came to Akhisar, they realized that they had crossed the road they were supposed to turn around and said, "The driver said to the spare driver, 'You went the wrong way'. He turned him back. The spare driver started to reverse. I guess the road would have been longer, I don't know. The driver stopped and started to reverse on the right. Meanwhile, the truck coming from behind hit him. I don't know anything beyond that." he said.

HE DID NOT EVEN SEE IT IN THE ACCIDENT

Stating that he was sitting in the seat behind the second door on the bus, Eryılmaz said that he did not know how long the bus went backwards. Eryılmaz explained that he had his wife and friend with him and stated that his wife passed away but he did not see her at the time of the accident.

THE STATEMENT OF THE DRIVERS REVEALED

M.A., the driver of the tour bus, and M.Y., the owner and reserve driver of the tour bus, who were detained after the accident at Akhisar Toll booths on the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Highway. and the driver of the tow truck, H.K., at the Akhisar District Gendarmerie Command were completed. The suspects were referred to Akhisar Courthouse after their procedures.

It was learned that in M.A's statement to the gendarmerie, he said that the accident occurred when he tried to enter the safety lane by reversing after the passengers said that they missed the intersection.

In his statement, M.Y., the owner of the tour bus and the substitute driver, stated that he was sitting in the back seat at the time of the accident, and that after realizing that the driver had missed the intersection, he stood up and moved forward, when he felt the collision and was thrown into the front seats.

The driver of the tow truck, H.K. In his statement, it was stated that he noticed the tour bus while driving in his own lane, could not maneuver to the left and hit the bus.

It was learned that M.A took over the driving of the tour bus from M.Y in Susurluk district of Balıkesir.

FIRE FALLED ON 11 HOUSES

Fire hit 11 houses in Bursa in the accident caused by the tour bus, which was reported to have departed from the center of Bursa and was picking up passengers from Karacabey and Mustafakemalpaşa districts. Safinaz Elkurt (76), Cemile Memişçi (71), İhsan Taşçı (73), Mümine Eryılmaz (75), Zülfinaz Tosun (64), Sevgi Kabaroğlu (70), Vesile Ekici (65), Şahinaz Boran (81), Fikriye Yur (78), Semra Şentürk (58) and Kadriye Turhanlar (88) lost their lives in the accident.

FUNERAL PROGRAM HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED

10 of the 11 people who died will be buried in Bursa and one will be buried in Konya Ereğli today. The funeral program is as follows:

Safinaz Elkurt and Şahin Azboran at Mihraplı Mosque, Semra Şentürk at Yunusemre Huzurlar Mosque, Mümine Eryılmaz at Mustafakemalpaşa district Cevizli Mosque, Kadriye Turhanlar at Mustafakemalpaşa Kuran Kursu Mosque, Fikriye Yur at Mustafakemalpaşa Fevzidede Mosque, İhsan Taşçı at Karacabey Asmalı He will be buried after the funeral prayer to be performed at the Mosque, Sevgi Kabaroğlu at Esentepe Çamlık Mosque, Cemile Memişçi at Karacabey Hacıhasan Mosque, Vesile Ekici at Hürriyet Merkez Mosque, following the noon prayer.

Zülfinaz Tosun will be buried after the funeral prayer in Konya Ereğli.

ACCIDENT

H.K. The tow truck with plate number 78 YD 559, under the management of M.A. He crashed into the tour bus with license plate 16 AED 124.

27 people were injured and 11 people died in the accident.

The driver of the tour bus is M.A., the owner of the tour bus and its spare driver are M.Y. and the tow truck driver H.K. He was taken into custody after his treatment at the hospital.