14.09.2025 16:42
A car carrying a father and son returning from the field in Şanlıurfa lost control and overturned into an irrigation canal. The vehicle, which flipped over and was dragged, got stuck at the bridge entrance. The father and son, who were rescued from the car, unfortunately lost their lives at the hospital where they were taken.
A terrible accident occurred in the rural Sultantepe neighborhood of the Eyyübiye district in Şanlıurfa. 52-year-old Mehmet Çakmak went to irrigate the cotton field with his 17-year-old son, Yusuf Sami Çakmak.
THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED INTO THE IRRIGATION CANAL
On the way back, Mehmet Çakmak lost control of the steering wheel of the car. The vehicle overturned into the irrigation canal by the roadside, flipped over, and got stuck at the bridge entrance.
FATHER AND SON LOST THEIR LIVES
Upon the notification of the surrounding people, gendarmerie and medical teams were dispatched to the accident site. Mehmet Çakmak and his son Yusuf Sami Çakmak, who fell into the canal, were rescued from the water by the teams.
Despite the intervention of doctors, the father and son, who were taken to Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital by ambulance, could not be saved. An investigation has been launched regarding the accident.
Source: DHA, IHA