Truck traveling with raised dumper destroys footbridge in Istanbul;1 injured
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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Turkey-Accident
ISTANBUL,(AP) - A truck traveling with its dumper raised has hit a pedestrian footbridge in Istanbul, injuring one pedestrian crossing it.
Security camera video of the accident released by police Wednesday shows the truck traveling on an Istanbul highway crashing through the pedestrian overpass and the pedestrian falling off it, and hitting the road.
Footage also shows passers-by rushing to the man’s aid. Two other people on the footbridge escaped without injury.
Police were investigating why the truck was traveling with its dumper raised.
Private Kanal D television reported the driver said the dumper moved up suddenly while he was driving.
The accident occurred in Beylikduzu district on the European side of the city. 272021 jan