29.01.2026 17:29
A prison transport vehicle carrying inmates overturned in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul. In the accident, 19 people were injured, 2 of them seriously.
A prison transport vehicle carrying inmates belonging to the Provincial Gendarmerie Command overturned in Eyüpsultan. According to initial determinations, 19 people were injured, 2 of them seriously.
PRISON TRANSPORT VEHICLE OVERTURNED
The accident occurred around 3:00 PM in Mithatpaşa Neighborhood, Kemerburgaz Road. The prison transport vehicle belonging to the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command overturned for reasons yet unknown. Upon notification, police, medical, and fire teams were dispatched to the scene.
19 INJURED, 2 SERIOUSLY
According to the information obtained; there were 12 inmates, a driver, and 4 gendarmerie personnel inside the vehicle. According to initial determinations, it was reported that 19 people were injured, 2 of them seriously. It was learned that one of the seriously injured was gendarmerie personnel and the other was an inmate, while out of the 8 injured, 4 were gendarmerie personnel and 4 were inmates. The teams' work is ongoing.