06.11.2025 21:33
In the Fatsa district of Ordu, the lifeless body of the truck driver trapped in a landslide at a stone quarry has not been reached. Governor Muammer Erol stated that there is no longer a possibility of the driver being alive and that continuing the search efforts would be risky. He mentioned that a special team from AFAD would be coming.
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In the Demirtan Construction quarry located in the Sefaköy neighborhood, approximately 7 kilometers away from the center of Fatsa, an incident occurred yesterday where Burak Kilci (24) and truck driver Ahmet Şahin were trapped under a collapse. The body of Burak Kilci, the heavy machinery operator, was retrieved from under the rubble yesterday evening after about 5 hours of work.
UNABLE TO REACH THE TRUCK DRIVER'S BODY UNDER THE COLLAPSE
In response to questions from the press at the Provincial Security Public Order and Coordination meeting, Ordu Governor Muammer Erol stated that continuing the search for the truck driver trapped under the rubble was risky and mentioned that a special team from AFAD would be coming to Ordu.
"NO POSSIBILITY OF BEING ALIVE"
Governor Muammer Erol stated that around 16:30 yesterday, during the removal and transportation of materials after the blasting, the masses above began to move downwards, and a truck and a heavy machinery with a driver and an operator inside were left behind, and that the operator's lifeless body was reached around 22:30. He said: "It was assessed that continuing the work to reach the truck driver was risky, so listening was done with thermal devices, and it was understood that there was no possibility of being alive."
"CONTINUING SEARCH OPERATIONS IS RISKY"
This morning, we observed that a very high-risk operation was being conducted. Despite the risk, the operator's lifeless body was reached. The teams checked how far they could enter in the morning, and it was observed that the mass was in motion. The occupational safety experts responsible for the work, geological engineers, and representatives from the municipality, environmental engineering, and AFAD informed us that the work could not be carried out due to this risk and that it would not be appropriate to do so, and they documented this situation. We have also halted the effort to reach the truck driver based on their opinion," he said.
"THREE SEPARATE MASSES IN MOTION"
Governor Erol stated, "Upon the instruction of our esteemed Minister of Interior, a team from AFAD is coming to our province to guide the assessments on how the next phase should be carried out. The next phase of this work will be conducted based on the methods and paths suggested by those who know how to do this work. We will wait until then, but I believe this period will not be long." He emphasized that there are three separate masses moving independently, stating, "If there had been any rainfall, more tragic events could have occurred."
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