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According to the Ministry of Transport, the ground has shifted under the rails because of recent rains, causing the derailment.
Twenty-four people were killed and 124 injured on Sunday, July 8, in the derailment. 'a pbadenger train in Turkey's northwestern Tekirdag region, announced Monday TV channel TRT Haber quoting high officials of the Turkish government . The 360-pbadenger train came from Kapikule on the Bulgarian border and went to Istanbul when six of its cars derailed.
"The accident occurred due to poor weather conditions" explained the governor of the Mehmet Ceylan region. The Turkish Ministry of Transport confirmed in a statement that the ground had dug under the rails due to recent heavy rains, causing the derailment.
More than 100 ambulances were dispatched to the scene, according to a report. responsible for the Ministry of Health. The Turkish army said it sent several helicopters to the crash site. The television pictures show several cars lying on their sides and victims being carried on stretchers.
Kapıkule / İstanbul seferini yapan yolcu treninin Çorlu ilçemizin Sarılar mahallesi yakınlarında bazı vagonlarının devrilmesi sonucu oluşan kazada ölen vatandaşlarımıza Allah'tan rahmet yakınlarına başsağlığı diler, yaralı olarak kurtulan vatandaşlarımıza acil şifalar dilerim. pic.twitter.com/18h0KbhdxF
– Mustafa Yel (@ MustafaYel59) July 8, 2018
Turkey has undertaken in recent years to modernize its rail network, building several high-speed lines to bring back towards the rail of travelers preferring the plane or the transport by bus. The accidental train appeared to be running on one of the old single-track railway lines.
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