19.06.2026 11:32
In the Tekkeköy district of Samsun, 65-year-old Turhan Keskin was seriously injured and died in the hospital after being crushed under a tractor whose brakes failed while loading hay bales, as he tried to stop it.
65-year-old Turhan Keskin, who was crushed under a moving tractor while trying to stop it while loading hay bales in the Tekkeköy district of Samsun, died at the hospital where he was taken.
TRACTOR'S BRAKE FAILED
The incident occurred in the Yukarıçinik neighborhood of Tekkeköy district yesterday at around 20:00. According to the information obtained, Turhan Keskin (65) was loading hay bales onto the tractor when the brake failed, and he tried to stop the moving tractor. At that moment, Keskin lost his balance and was trapped under the tractor.
GENDARMERIE LAUNCHED INVESTIGATION
Seriously injured Turhan Keskin was taken to a private hospital by health teams called to the scene. Keskin, who was under treatment at the hospital, could not be saved despite all interventions by doctors and died during the night.
Turhan Keskin's body was sent to the Forensic Medicine Institution Samsun Group Directorate for autopsy procedures. The gendarmerie launched an investigation into the incident.