At least seven folks died, and 23 others have been injured when a passenger bus en path to japanese Kars veered off the street and overturned right into a ravine, the Kars Governor’s Office confirmed Sunday.
The passenger bus overturned into the ravine after passing the viaduct close to Karakurt village within the Sarıkamış district, on the Erzurum-Kars freeway, as per Anadolu Agency (AA) studies.
The bus reportedly flipped over from roughly 50 meters (164 toes) in top.
The accident occurred in the course of the morning hours, following which emergency response groups, together with well being, nationwide medical rescue groups (UMKE), gendarmerie, and fireplace crews, have been swiftly dispatched to the scene.
Ambulances transported the injured to hospitals in close by Erzurum and Kars. An ambulance helicopter that descended onto the freeway airlifted one critically injured particular person to Erzurum.
The Kars Governor’s Office confirmed that 5 folks died within the accident round 7:50 a.m. native time (4:50 a.m. GMT).
“In the accident that occurred because of the passenger bus veering down from the viaduct in the Karakurt location of the Sarıkamış district of our city, five of our citizens died and 23 of our citizens were injured; one of them is in a critical situation. The injured were transferred to Sarıkamış State Hospital, Kafkas University Hospital and Horasan State Hospital,” learn the assertion.
The assertion issued by the governorship on Twitter/X later confirmed that the variety of casualties rose to seven, including that the remedy of the injured passengers is underway.
Meanwhile, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz conveyed condolences for the lives misplaced within the Kars accident on his official social media account.
“I wish God’s mercy on our citizens who lost their lives due to a traffic accident in Kars, my condolences to their families, and a speedy recovery to our injured people,” Yılmaz stated.
The tragic accident occurred at Karakurt-Horasan Road’s Taşlı Güney-2 Viaduct, connecting the cities of Kars and Erzurum, which was just lately accomplished in November 2022 and opened for visitors.
The viaduct, measuring 574 meters in size and 120 meters in top, had been a vital infrastructure mission within the area.
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