14.11.2026 11:01
On the Elazığ-Malatya highway, a fuel tanker driven by 38-year-old İdris T. overturned into a ditch and caught fire after the driver lost control. The driver, trapped in the vehicle, died after burning. After the fire was extinguished by the fire brigade, the driver's lifeless body was removed from the vehicle by AFAD teams and taken to the morgue for an autopsy.
In Elazığ, a fuel tanker that overturned into a ditch was engulfed in flames. The driver trapped inside the vehicle died after burning.
LOST STEERING CONTROL
The incident occurred on the Elazığ-Malatya highway. According to information obtained, the fuel tanker with license plate 27 GH 715, driven by İdris T. (38), overturned into a ditch as a result of its driver losing steering control. The tanker was engulfed in flames in a short time.
AFAD RECOVERED THE BODY
Upon notification, medical, police, AFAD, gendarmerie and firefighter teams were dispatched to the scene. Firefighter teams brought the fire under control and extinguished it. The body of the driver, who died after burning inside the vehicle, was removed from the vehicle by AFAD.
Following the examination, the person's body was taken to the morgue for an autopsy.