29.01.2026 18:54
Images have emerged showing the moments when the injured were being extracted from a prison transport vehicle that overturned in an accident in Eyüpsultan. The footage includes moments of citizens and a gendarmerie commander inside the vehicle attempting to break the window.
A prison transport vehicle overturned in Eyüpsultan. The injured were rescued by citizens and gendarmerie. Those moments were captured on camera.
PRISON VEHICLE OVERTURNED
The accident occurred around 15:35 in the 1st Kemer area of Çobançeşme neighborhood. The prison transport vehicle with license plate 34 ZLK 50, which lost control of the steering wheel and contained inmates, overturned on the road while heading towards Kemerburgaz. A total of 19 people were injured, 2 of them seriously.
RESCUE MOMENTS ON CAMERA
While many teams were dispatched to the scene, those trapped inside the vehicle were rescued by citizens. Footage showed citizens kicking the front windshield of the vehicle and the gendarmerie breaking the glass with batons to get out. Meanwhile, moments of the injured being brought to the hospital were also captured on camera.