Wrong turn! Moment Turkish motorist drives along tram tracks into station in front of stunned passengers
This is the moment a confused motorist ended up driving along a tram line into a station in front of waiting passengers.
Surveillance footage from Istanbul, Turkey, shows the driver speeding along the line after they missed a turning on the main road.
Another camera captures the silver saloon hurtling into Topkapi station as stunned commuters step forward to get a better look.
The car drives into Topkapi station in Istanbul, Turkey and drives along the tracks
The silver car heads into the station after its driver made a wrong turn on the main road
Confused passengers on the platform look on as the car drives in along the line on December 30
Fortunately no one was injured in the incident on December 30.
Video shows stunned bystanders on the platform watch the saloon drive along the rails.
The vehicle starts to slow down, and stops beside the platform.
The car got stuck on the line, according to local media reports, and passengers called the fire brigade and police.
It was later hauled out, Turkish news site Haberler reported.
The Topkapı Istasyonu station is located in Turkey's Fatih district, known as the 'historical peninsula' of Istanbul.
It serves the city's T1 tram line, which runs for just over eleven miles.
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