3 people injured in chain accident involving worker shuttle in Bartın

In Çaydüzü Mahallesi Çayırlar Kavşağı, connected to Bartın merkez, a chain traffic accident occurred as a result of a collision between a worker shuttle traveling from Karabük direction to Bartın and an automobile joining the main road. Losing control due to the severity of the collision, the service minibus collided with another automobile coming from the opposite direction, was hurled into a garden on the roadside, and rolled over. While the worker bus remained hanging on the edge of the sidewalk due to the severity of the accident, the overturned car was able to stop by flying into the surrounding garden. Police, health, and fire crews were dispatched to the scene immediately, and first interventions for the injured were started.

10 factory workers found in the worker bus involved in the accident survived the accident without any injury, by a great chance. It was determined that the health condition of the driver of the first automobile, which hit the bus on the other side of the collision, was also good and there was no serious condition. However, the driver S.Ç. and two passengers, E.S. and B.B., who were in the car that rolled over into the garden, were injured in various parts of their bodies. The injured persons were taken to Bartın Devlet Hastanesi by ambulances after the first intervention by the health teams who came to the scene.

It was learned that the general health conditions of the injured taken to the hospital were good and there was no life-threatening situation. It was shared that after the treatments and controls made at Bartın Devlet Hastanesi, the injured could be discharged or kept under observation. This positive development shows that, contrary to the appearance of the accident, there is no sad news and no loss of life. It was noted that health checks of other drivers and workers affected by the accident were performed and their conditions were stable.

Police teams, who examined the scene to determine the definitive cause of the accident, collected evidence regarding the moment of the accident and started examining the images. A detailed investigation was initiated especially regarding the role of the junction entrance in the formation of the accident and whether the drivers complied with the junction rules. Authorities are also examining security camera records in the vicinity to make determinations regarding the responsibility of the vehicle joining the main road. Traffic teams aim to prevent similar incidents by increasing security measures in the area where the accident occurred.

Following the incident, traffic flow in the area was disrupted for a while, the road was closed to traffic until the teams' work was completed, and vehicles were directed to alternative routes. Traffic flow returned to normal after the accident vehicles were removed from the road and the road was cleaned. On the other hand, it was stated that the vehicles damaged as a result of the chain traffic accident were taken to the parking lot with the help of a tow truck and material damage assessment studies would begin. This event experienced on the Bartın-Karabük highway warns regional drivers once again to comply with traffic rules and be careful, while the police investigation is expected to clarify all the details.