Heavy snowfall causes traffic accidents in Istanbul: Those moments caught on camera
Traffic accidents resulting in property damage and minor injuries occurred in Istanbul due to snowfall. Those moments were captured on camera.
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Numerous traffic accidents occurred in Istanbul, where heavy snowfall has been effective.
In Beykoz, a car traveling on the Polonezköy road lost control due to the snowfall, veered off the road, and overturned into a ditch after the driver lost steering control.
The car was removed from the scene by a tow truck.
In Beykoz, when a public transport vehicle could not descend a hill, passengers got off the bus and continued their journey on foot. Another public transport bus that lost control skidded and hit a car.
In the Hadımköy neighborhood of Arnavutköy and the 5. Levent and Alibeyköy neighborhoods of Eyüpsultan, citizens helped drivers who were struggling to move on the snowy roads.
Citizens pushed the vehicles of drivers who could not move their cars on the slippery ground for a while.
Some cars that lost control skidded for meters before coming to a stop by hitting parked cars and sidewalks.
A courier falling after his motorcycle skidded while trying to ride on the snow was recorded by a mobile phone camera.
In Alibeyköy, a queue of buses formed on the street as intercity buses struggled to proceed.
Taxis and semi-trucks also lost control in the direction of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, causing accidents resulting in property damage.