11.11.2026 18:10
In the accident that occurred on the Pozantı-Adana Highway in the Tarsus district of Mersin, a truck loaded with books, alleged to have experienced brake failure, entered the runaway ramp. The truck driver, who was able to stop by hitting the plastic barrels at the end of the ramp, was trapped in the vehicle. It was determined that the driver, who was removed from where he was trapped through the work of fire brigade teams, lost his life.
The accident involving a truck loaded with books on the escape ramp in Mersin resulted in death. The driver of the truck, which was alleged to have experienced a brake failure, lost his life after the vehicle crashed into plastic barrels.
ENTERED THE ESCAPE RAMP DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE
The accident occurred around noon at the Damlama location of the Pozantı-Adana Highway in the Tarsus district of Mersin. The truck loaded with books, driven by a driver whose name has not yet been identified, allegedly experienced a brake failure while traveling. The driver headed toward the escape ramp on the highway in order to stop the vehicle. The truck, which is claimed to have had a malfunction in its brake system, continued moving after entering the escape ramp. The vehicle, which hit the plastic barrels at the end of the ramp, was able to stop after the crash. However, in the accident that occurred, the truck driver was trapped inside the vehicle.
WAS ABLE TO STOP BY HITTING THE PLASTIC BARRELS
After the truck loaded with books crashed on the escape ramp, the situation was reported to the authorities. Upon the notification, health, fire, and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the area. The teams reached the point where the accident occurred and began working to rescue the driver trapped in the vehicle. At the Damlama location where the accident occurred, fire crews intervened to remove the driver trapped inside the truck from where he was. The driver, who was trapped in the vehicle, was removed from where he was stuck as a result of the teams' work.
FIRE CREWS EXTRACTED HIM, THE PAINFUL TRUTH EMERGED
The health condition of the driver, who was removed from the truck by the intervention of fire crews, was checked. In the examination, it was determined that the truck driver had lost his life. Thus, the accident involving the truck, which was alleged to have entered the escape ramp due to brake failure, resulted in loss of life. After the examinations at the scene, the lifeless body of the driver who lost his life was taken to the morgue of the Forensic Medicine Institute. Following the accident that occurred at the Damlama location of the Pozantı-Adana Highway, gendarmerie teams launched an investigation.