Great negligence from the bus driver in Adana! Hatice Sabahi was intubated, her family rebelled

Anıl ATAR-Yaşar SERİNTURK/ADANA, (DHA)-

Hatice Sabahi (75), who was seriously injured when she lost her balance and fell from the open door of the private public bus she got on after returning from the hospital in Adana, was intubated after the blood accumulated in her skull was drained. Driver Vedat K., who was seen smoking in the footage captured on the in-car camera, was released under judicial control. Continuing her hopeful wait in front of the hospital, Sabahi’s husband, Cemil Sabahi (74), said, “This is clearly an attempted murder. Is human life this cheap?” he said and shed tears.

The accident occurred at around 14.30 on April 24, in Sarıçam district, Balcalı District, South Campus Road. Hatice Sabahi, who went to Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Balcalı Hospital for a check-up, got on the private public bus with license plate 01 J 0364, used by Vedat K., to return home. As the bus, with the driver smoking behind the wheel, was driving with its door open, Sabahi stood up to show his bus card. Sabahi lost his balance during the maneuver, fell from the open door and hit his head on the asphalt. The moment of the accident was captured on the in-car camera. Upon notification, medical teams came to the scene of the accident and took Sabahi to the hospital after his first aid. The driver was detained and taken to the police station.

DRIVER WAS RELEASED

It was determined that Hatice Sabahi, a mother of 6 children, who was taken into surgery at the hospital, had a brain hemorrhage and fractures in her collarbone, shoulder blade and rib cage. Sabahi, whose blood accumulated in his skull was drained, was intubated in the intensive care unit. Hatice Sabahi’s husband, retired teacher Cemil Sabahi, and their children went to the hospital and started waiting for good news. Driver Vedat K., who was referred to the courthouse after his procedures at the police station, was released on condition of judicial control by the court.

‘IS HUMAN LIFE THIS CHEAP?’

Stating that his wife could not survive the life-threatening situation, Cemil Sabahi said, “This is clearly an attempted murder. I don’t know why he left the door open. Are they doing this to burn one liter less diesel? He also smokes. Is human life this cheap? He was released under judicial control. My wife’s brain bleeding was stopped with surgery. He has been put to sleep for a long time. Moreover, he has many fractures on his body. If he can survive the life-threatening situation, his fractures will be taken care of. “I’m in an extremely miserable situation,” she said, tearing up.

‘THEY STILL TRAVEL WITH THEIR DOORS OPEN’

His son, Selahattin Sabahi (51), stated that precautions should be taken about buses driving with open doors and said, “We have been in the hospital for 3 days, I have been following the buses and they are still driving with their doors open. I want this to stop. This serious problem of Adana needs to be solved. We were hurt, we shouldn’t let anyone else get hurt. My mother’s life is in danger. Fractures cannot be treated. We complain about the driver. “I couldn’t understand his release,” he said.