06.11.2026 21:05
In the Çan district of Çanakkale, a car that allegedly was involved in a material-damage accident 3 kilometers back and fled the scene collided head-on with a truck in front of a gas station near Paşaköy. Two people in the car, which turned into a ball of flames, died after burning, and the injured truck driver was taken to the hospital. The identities of the deceased will be determined after the autopsy.
In Çanakkale, a truck and a car collided head-on. While the truck driver was injured in the accident, two people in the car lost their lives after burning.
IT WAS ALLEGED THAT IT WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT FIRST
The accident occurred at around 18:30 in front of a gas station near Paşaköy in the Çan district. According to allegations, the car, whose license plate could not be learned, collided with the truck and was first involved in a material-damage accident with a car with license plate 17 AHK 334 3 kilometers behind the accident scene.
The car fleeing the scene collided head-on 3 kilometers later in front of the gas station with the truck with license plate 17 HL 011, driven by T.B., traveling from Çanakkale to Çan. After the accident, the area turned into a battlefield, and the car that collided with the truck turned into a ball of flames.
CITIZENS INTERVENED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Other drivers who saw the accident reported the situation to gendarmerie, fire brigade, and medical teams. Citizens at the gas station intervened with fire extinguishers to extinguish the flames in the car. After the intervention of fire brigades, the burning car was extinguished.
In the examination, it was determined that 2 people in the car during the fire died tragically. The truck driver T.B. was taken to Çan State Hospital as injured. It was learned that his life was not in danger.
IDENTITIES WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER AUTOPSY
After the prosecutor's office and crime scene investigation teams, the bodies will be taken to the Çan State Hospital morgue. The identities of the 2 deceased will be determined after the autopsy to be performed. The gendarmerie has launched an investigation into the accident.