Bus driver asleep crash injures seven in Adana, Turkey

A 27‑year‑old driver fell asleep at the wheel of a small city bus in the Yenidoğan neighbourhood of Yüreğir, Adana, on 10 June 2026. The vehicle left the road and collided with the wall of a local police academy, injuring seven passengers. The victims suffered light to moderate injuries and were taken to hospital by ambulance.

The driver was arrested at the scene and placed in custody while toxicology tests are conducted. Police seized video footage from the bus’s interior camera and are investigating whether alcohol or other substances were involved. The accident has reignited public debate in Turkey over transport safety and driver fatigue, with unions demanding better rest schedules and experts calling for mandatory fatigue‑detection sensors in commercial vehicles.