[custom_adv] Police in Istanbul say they have detained a driver who rammed his bus into a crowded stop and attacked people who tried to prevent him from escaping with a knife. At least 13 people have been injured. A bus driver in Istanbul rammed his vehicle into a crowd waiting by a stop, stabbed several people and jumped into the sea.It is unclear whether the 33-year-old crashed his bus deliberately during the incident on Sunday afternoon. [custom_adv] He tried to escape the scene and was stopped by a man near the stop. The driver stabbed the man with a knife and then attacked others who tried to stop him with the blade.At least 13 people were injured in the incident, including two children. Around five of the victims are thought to have been critically wounded. [custom_adv] The 13 injured included a man who was stabbed as he tried to prevent him from running away after he drove the city bus into the stop. “The wounded were taken to the surrounding hospitals by ambulances,” a spokesperson for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the local authority, said.“We have started a comprehensive investigation about the driver, vehicle owner and Private Public Bus Company.” [custom_adv] It was not immediately clear whether the man drove the bus into the stop by accident. Police said an investigation has been launched. Three Iranian citizens are also among the injured. Detectives said the bus driver leapt into the sea in an attempt to escape but was later arrested by police officers. [custom_adv] He tried to escape the scene and was stopped by a man near the stop. The driver stabbed the man with a knife and then attacked others who tried to stop him with the blade. [custom_adv] Three Iranian citizens are also among the injured. Detectives said the bus driver leapt into the sea in an attempt to escape but was later arrested by police officers. [custom_adv] Police in Istanbul say they have detained a driver who rammed his bus into a crowded stop and attacked people who tried to prevent him from escaping with a knife. At least 13 people have been injured.
