Story By: Sibel Abdiu, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report
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This is the moment a hapless white van man flips over when a huge bus ploughs straight into his motor after the he swerves in front of the huge passenger vehicle.
The accident happened on the D100 motorway near the Haramidere neighbourhood in Esenyurt district in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul.
In the video, minibus driver Alisen Aslan can be seen changing lanes when he appears to lose control of his vehicle.
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He crashes into a lamppost in the central reservation of the motorway and the bus the dashcam is recording from then crashes into it.
The minivan is sent falling onto its side as the bus comes to a halt and onlookers rush to help push the smaller vehicle back onto its wheels.
Local media report minivan passenger Muslum Aslan died on the scene whilst paramedics took two other people who were inside the minivan to a nearby hospital.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing and there are no updates on the condition of the two people in hospital.
The D100 motorway crosses Turkey from West to East running 1,111 miles from TUrkey’s Bulgarian border to its border with Iran.