ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - One person was killed and 40 others were injured in a bus crash in Istanbul on Saturday.
“Unfortunately, we have a total of 40 injured fellow citizens. One of our injured has passed away. Two people are seriously injured, and the treatment of the others continues. Some have started to be discharged,” Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters, state-owned Anadolu Agency reported.
A statement from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) said an investigation has been launched into the accident.
Gul said the accident occured when a bus from the city’s Metrobus rapid transit route was dropping off passengers and a second bus “did not stop and crashed into the back. As a result of the collision, our passengers who got off the Metrobus in front were thrown left and right.”
An investigation will determine why the second bus failed to stop, he said.
Security camera footage showed the second bus arriving at high speed and colliding with the stopped bus, according to Anadolu.
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