22.02.2025 00:50
A female driver lost control of her vehicle on a slippery road due to snow in Sarıyer, crashing her SUV into parked cars and hitting a pedestrian on the sidewalk. The pedestrian, who was seriously injured, died in the hospital, and the driver was taken into custody.
The driver, who lost control of his SUV on a snowy road in Sarıyer, first crashed into 4 parked vehicles and then hit a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. The seriously injured pedestrian died in the hospital, while the driver was taken into custody by the police. A father and his child, who were playing with snowballs, narrowly escaped the accident, which was captured by a security camera.
HIT A MAN WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK
The accident occurred around 09:30 in Sarıyer Yeniköy. According to the information obtained, Saliha B., who was driving her SUV with the license plate 34 HNK 814 in the morning, lost control of her vehicle due to the slippery road caused by snowfall, making the accident inevitable. The out-of-control SUV first hit 4 parked vehicles and then crashed into Refi Pekmez (43), who was walking on the sidewalk.
DIED
Health teams were dispatched upon notification. Refi Pekmez, who was seriously injured, was taken to the hospital after the first intervention at the scene. Despite all the interventions in the hospital, Pekmez lost his life, while Saliha B. was taken into custody by the police.
FATHER AND CHILD NARROWLY ESCAPED
The moment of the accident was captured second by second by the security camera. The footage shows the out-of-control SUV first hitting parked cars and then crashing into Refi Pekmez. At that moment, a father cleaning the street and his child playing with snowballs narrowly escaped the accident.