VIDEO: Four killed after public bus catches fire in Istanbul

ISTANBUL

Four people were killed when a public bus caught fire in Istanbul on July 27.

A fire broke out on the public bus, which was traveling from Tuzla to Topkapı, as it was proceeding on the TEM highway in Kavacık on the Asian side.

The driver managed to stop the bus after crashing into safety fence.

The passengers immediately left the bus, but three people died in the burning vehicle. Several people were also injured due to the crash and fire.

Firefigting teams extinguished the fire while injured passengers were taken to hospital.