A truck ran over a 91-year-old man who was trying to cross the street.

A truck ran over a 91-year-old man who was trying to cross the street.

26.03.2025 11:41

A 91-year-old man trying to cross the street in Izmir was run over by a truck. While the lifeless body of the man who lost his life was taken to the morgue, the truck driver was detained. The chilling moments were captured second by second on security cameras.

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A horrifying accident occurred yesterday around 14:00 at the intersection of Şehit Özpolat and Karşıyaka streets in the Ödemiş district of İzmir.

TRUCK RUNS OVER ELDERLY MAN

Mehmet Yeşim (91), who was trying to cross the road, was hit by a truck with license plate 34 CTZ 983, driven by N.T. (38), belonging to the İzmir Water and Sewerage Administration (İZSU). Citizens nearby who witnessed the unfortunate elderly man alerted the 112 Emergency Call Center. While police teams dispatched to the area took security measures, health teams confirmed that the elderly man had died at the scene of the accident.

The truck ran over the 91-year-old man trying to cross

DRIVER IN CUSTODY

The lifeless body of Mehmet Yeşim, who tragically lost his life, was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute Morgue, while the truck driver N.T. was taken into custody for questioning. It was reported that an investigation into the accident is ongoing. The horrific accident was captured moment by moment on security cameras.



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