Van crashes into bus windscreen in Mersin, Turkey

This is the horrifying moment a van crashed into the windscreen of a packed bus in a terrifying collision that injured 15 people.

The white van flew over the central reservation after the driver lost control while trying to avoid another car.

The accident took place on Friday at about 6pm in the Turkish city of Mersin.

The van was caught on dash cam flying towards the bus after it collided with another car and span out of control.

It then lifted off the ground and hurtled towards the council-run bus before smashing into its windscreen.

Both drivers managed to walk away from the crash, but 15 people were injured.

The horrifying accident took place on Friday at 6pm in the Turkish city of Mersin and left 15 people injured, although both drivers managed to walk away

 The bus, which was council-run, had a dash cam that captured the shocking collision as the van lost control and hurtled through the air towards it

 The bus, which was council-run, had a dash cam that captured the shocking collision as the van lost control and hurtled through the air towards it

The dash cam footage showed the packed bus driving down the road as normal.

As the driver picks up speed down an empty stretch of road, you can see the van on the left clipping a car and losing control.

The bus driver is completely powerless as the van flies through the air and crashes into his vehicle. 

The white van clipped a passing car and flew over the central reservation, flattening a bush as it hurtled through the air

The white van clipped a passing car and flew over the central reservation, flattening a bush as it hurtled through the air

The bus driver is powerless to do anything to protect his vehicle as the van comes soaring through the sky while he drives the packed bus down a quiet main road

The bus driver is powerless to do anything to protect his vehicle as the van comes soaring through the sky while he drives the packed bus down a quiet main road

After the sickening collision, the bus crashed into a parked car in front of it as it rolled to a stop.

A man can be seen desperately scrambling up some stairs as he tries to avoid being hit by the bus.

The man, who saw the whole collision, manages to avoid injury as the bus slides towards him.

The bus instantly loses speed after the white van crashes into it and starts to roll onto the curb

The bus instantly loses speed after the white van crashes into it and starts to roll onto the curb

The bus crashes into a white parked car, sending it spinning, and a man scrambles up some steps to avoid being hit

The bus crashes into a white parked car, sending it spinning, and a man scrambles up some steps to avoid being hit

 



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