A man has fallen out of a moving bus after a sewer explosion sent a manhole cover crashing into the vehicle’s door.
A clip of the incident shows the victim using his phone next to the door as the bus travels along a main road.
An explosion suddenly rocks the bus from underneath and the door swings open.
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The man is seen tumbling out into the road in front of stunned passengers.
The emergency services rushed to the scene in Esenyurt in Istanbul Province, Turkey, to treat the injured man.
The incident occurred on the route from Saadetdere to Beylikdüzü on 3 December.
The unnamed victim was taken to a local hospital but is reportedly out of danger.
The authorities confirmed that the accident happened as the result of a sewer blast that turned the manhole cover into a projectile.
Multiple bus routes were affected by the explosion for several hours before normal services were resumed, as reported by Need To Know.
Investigators also summoned the bus driver to come to the police station for questioning.
It is not yet known what caused the sewer explosion.
The police probe continues.
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