21.10.2025 00:32
A 22-year-old truck driver named Berat Akbaş, who was changing a flat tire on the highway in the Sapanca district of Sakarya, lost his life after being hit by another truck. An investigation has been launched regarding the incident.
Berat Akbaş (22), who was changing the tire of his truck on the Anadolu Highway in the Sapanca district of Sakarya, was hit by another truck and lost his life.
TRUCK HIT WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE
The accident occurred in the evening hours at the Yeni Mahalle location of the Anadolu Highway in the Sapanca district. The tire of the truck with license plate 78 BA 680, loaded with construction iron and driven by Berat Akbaş, burst while heading towards Ankara. Akbaş, who pulled his vehicle to the emergency lane, was hit by another truck with license plate 34 CRN 482, driven by F.Ö. (48), while he was trying to change the burst tire.
DIED AT THE SCENE
Upon the notification of other drivers, health, highway gendarmerie, and fire brigade teams were dispatched to the scene. Health teams determined that the truck driver had lost his life during their examination. After the investigations conducted at the scene, Akbaş's body was taken to the Sapanca District State Hospital morgue. After the procedures there, it was sent to the Sakarya Training and Research Hospital Korucuk Preliminary Autopsy Center. The truck driver F.Ö. was taken into custody. An investigation into the accident is ongoing.