A life-and-death struggle on the funeral path.

A life-and-death struggle on the funeral path.

13.01.2026 14:13

In the Pınarbaşı district of Kayseri, a minibus carrying a funeral from Istanbul to Malatya overturned into a ditch due to snowfall. In the accident, a total of 22 people were injured, 3 of them seriously.

In the Pınarbaşı district of Kayseri, 3 of the 22 people injured in the minibus that overturned into the ditch were seriously injured.

THERE WAS A FIGHT FOR LIFE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE

The accident occurred around 08:30 at the Karahalka location on the Kayseri-Malatya highway. The minibus with license plate 34 FLS 040, driven by Mehmet Şirin, overturned into the ditch due to the slippery road caused by snowfall. In the accident, 3 people were seriously injured, and 22 people were injured. Police, gendarmerie, AFAD, and health teams were dispatched to the area upon the notification of those nearby. The injured were taken to hospitals in the city after the initial intervention by the teams.

Fight for life on the funeral road

THEY WERE HEADING TO MALATYA

It was reported that those in the vehicle had set out to take the deceased person from Istanbul to be buried in Malatya. An investigation has been initiated regarding the accident.

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