12.10.2026 12:22
In the accident in the Konyaaltı district of Antalya, in which a light commercial vehicle rolled down an approximately 50-meter cliff, 67-year-old driver Cemal Oktay and 62-year-old Şükrü Fidan lost their lives at the scene. Bedriye Can Oktay, the wife of the driver who was injured in the accident, could not be saved at the hospital to which she was taken, and the death toll rose to 3. The treatment of the other 3 injured people is ongoing.
In Konyaaltı, a light commercial vehicle that lost control on a curve went over the barriers and rolled down a cliff. With the death of Bedriye Can Oktay, one of the 4 people injured in the accident, the death toll rose to 3.
LOST CONTROL ON THE CURVE
In the accident that occurred at around 19:00 yesterday evening on Saklıkent Street in Doyran Neighborhood, the light commercial vehicle with license plate 07 NAP 43, driven by Cemal Oktay, lost control on a curve while traveling from Saklıkent toward the city center. The vehicle, which went over the barriers, rolled down an approximately 50-meter cliff.
Upon the report of drivers who saw the accident, rescue and medical teams were dispatched to the area.
2 PEOPLE DIED AT THE SCENE
During checks by medical teams, it was determined that the driver Cemal Oktay and Şükrü Fidan, who was with him, died at the scene. The injured Bedriye Can Oktay, Leyla T., Berivan O., and Furkan Y. were extricated from where they were by the efforts of AFAD and fire brigade teams lasting about half an hour. The injured were taken to the hospital by ambulances.
The bodies of those who lost their lives were taken to the Antalya Forensic Medicine Institute morgue.
THE DRIVER’S WIFE COULD NOT BE SAVED EITHER
Bedriye Can Oktay, the wife of driver Cemal Oktay, could not be saved despite all interventions at Akdeniz University Hospital. Treatment of Leyla T., Berivan O., and Furkan Y., who were injured in the accident, continues at the hospital.