[ally]

I have spent the whole weekend in tears after hearing about this tragedy.

A school trip for Primary 2 children from a school in Izmir to see Cappadocia ended only 10hrs later when the coach they were travelling in hit a lorry ,which was filled with sand, head on. 33 people died, some were mothers and their children, siblings from the same family, a teacher; it was heartbreaking watching the news.

Yesterday they held a funeral service for 18 of the dead in Konak Square, Izmir.

Here's a report from Sabah newspaper

http://english.sabah.com.tr/1D0F75EE...AE311DD8F.html


My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased.

Alison

[Eline]

Oh my god thats horrible...

Family's must be devestated...cant even put my feelings into words...

x

[**claire**]

ive just read about this tradegy on a news website ... how awful!

What should have been a lovely trip away for the children ended in minuites.

[kusadasi-babe]

that is so devestating!!!

i can't believe it

[kay]

My sympathy also to those poor families. What a terrible end to a happy event.

[Mella]

That is so sad...

My thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones.

[teosgirl]

They held a special service in seferihisar for 3 of the deceased yesturday..3 teachers. I can't believe how devastating this has been for Turkey, it really has shocked the nation. It's a terrible tragedy.
I'm certain we'll soon see some road awareness campaign, and not before time ; these traffic accident deaths are so uneccessary, if people would just slow down and pay more attention.
It's time to start taking driving seriously in Turkey.
please drive safely everyone,
Charlotte

[nomadscot]

Originally Posted by teosgirl

I'm certain we'll soon see some road awareness campaign, and not before time ; these traffic accident deaths are so uneccessary
Charlotte

I wouldn't bank on it teosgirl. The saga of coach crashes in Turkey has been an ongoing one for many, many years. Hardly a month goes by without another fatal coach crash, and as far as I can see nothing is done to improve driving standards of the coach drivers, or maintenance & supervision standards for the coach operators.

I truly do not understand why the Minister of Transport is not held responsible for this situation.

In the meantime, I strongly recommend anyone who intends to travel anywhere in Turkey by coach to use only the most reputable coach companies, such as Varan, Kamil Koc, etc., who are every bit as reliable as the best companies in the UK.

They take longer to get you there, (and proud of it!) but they get you there. They're also a bit more expensive than other companies, but they're worth every kuruş.

I have a copy of a police video showing my mother in law crawling out of a crashed coach which overturned after the driver had been repeatedly told by the passengers to slow down.

He didn't. Five people died.

Be careful.

[tracie]

Just read the new about the coach crash how terrible is that

thinking about everyone that was affected by this terrible accident