Istanbul accident injures 32 people

Two metrobuses collided head-on in Istanbul Sunday, injuring 32 people including three in critical condition.

The accident took place at the Söğütlüçeşme stop on the city's Asian side district of Kadıköy when a metrobus, which is a public bus that travels in its own lane of the highway, dropped off passengers but failed to see another bus coming from the opposite direction.

The wounded passengers were immediately transferred to nearby hospitals, while emergency crews spent nearly an hour rescuing the driver who was stuck on the bus.

The crash caused a temporary halt of service but the bus route went back to normal after the scene was cleared, Daily Sabah reported.