05.11.2026 23:01
In the Marmaris district of Muğla, an elderly driver traveling along a forest road suddenly found himself at a cliff when the road collapsed. Teams raced against time for the driver, who was trapped injured in the overturned car. Through a rescue operation carried out under difficult terrain conditions, the driver was extracted from where he was and taken to the hospital.
The collapse that occurred on a forest road in the Marmaris district of Muğla was causing a disaster. As the road collapsed, the car went out of control and rolled onto its side into the ravine, and the elderly driver trapped in the vehicle was rescued through an operation by fire brigade and search and rescue teams. The seriously injured driver was taken to hospital.
THE ROAD COLLAPSED, THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE RAVINE
The accident occurred on the forest road in Armutalan Neighborhood of Marmaris district. According to information obtained, the car traveling on the road went out of control due to a collapse in the ground. While the vehicle rolling into the ravine lay on its side, the elderly driver remained trapped injured inside the vehicle.
TEAMS WERE MOBILIZED
Upon the accident being reported, teams from the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department and SAR Search and Rescue teams were dispatched to the area. Starting work in the rugged terrain, the teams made intense efforts to reach the driver trapped in the car that had rolled into the ravine.
ELDERLY DRIVER RESCUED
The injured driver, removed from the vehicle through the joint work of fire brigade and search and rescue teams, was moved to a safe area and handed over to medical teams. The elderly driver, who received first aid at the scene, was taken to Marmaris State Hospital by ambulance and placed under treatment.