The accident occurred on April 24 at around 14.30 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 attempt at murder. I don’t know why she left the door open. Are they doing this to burn a liter of diesel? Also, she smokes. Is human life so cheap? She was released after being given judicial control. My wife’s brain “His bleeding has been stopped by surgery. He has been put to sleep for a long time. Moreover, he has many fractures in his body. If he can survive the danger, his fractures will be taken care of. I am in an extremely terrible condition,” he shed tears..
‘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 traveling with their doors open. I want this to stop. This serious problem of Adana needs to be solved. We are hurt, “Don’t let anyone else get hurt. My mother’s life is in danger and her fractures cannot be treated. We have a complaint about the driver. I don’t understand why he was released.”
