08.07.2026 21:00
The 26-year-old driver, who was seriously injured when a vegetable-laden truck overturned in the Mut district of Mersin, died in the hospital. The death of the young man, who was reportedly preparing to get engaged this week, plunged his family and relatives into grief.
In the Mut district of Mersin, the 26-year-old driver who was seriously injured when a vegetable-laden truck overturned died at the hospital where he was taken.
TRAPPED UNDER THE TRUCK REDUCED TO SCRAP
The accident occurred around 09:00 at the Alahan location on the Mut-Karaman highway. According to information obtained, the vegetable-laden truck driven by Emre Bozdoğan, traveling towards Mut, lost control and overturned after the driver lost control of the steering wheel.
Upon notification from those who witnessed the accident, health, fire, and security forces were dispatched to the scene. The driver, trapped under the truck that had turned into scrap, was rescued injured from his location by the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department teams. Bozdoğan, taken by ambulance to Mut State Hospital, could not be saved despite all medical interventions and died.
HE WAS PREPARING FOR AN ENGAGEMENT THIS WEEK
It was reported that Emre Bozdoğan, who was learned to be registered in the Abdioğlu Neighborhood population of Adana, was preparing for an engagement this week. The death of Bozdoğan, who lost his life at a young age, plunged his family and loved ones into grief.
The investigation into the accident continues.