15.02.2025 23:20
In Çekmeköy, Istanbul, a concrete mixer lost control and collided with an oncoming SUV. Two people lost their lives in the accident, and two others were injured.
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A concrete mixer, whose driver lost control of the steering wheel, crashed into an SUV coming from the opposite direction after crossing the barriers in Çekmeköy, Istanbul. The concrete mixer then rolled into the ditch, and 2 people lost their lives in the accident, while 2 others were injured.
The accident occurred around 19:30 in the Ömerli area of the Şile-Pendik Highway. According to the information obtained, the concrete mixer driven by Ersin Y., which was traveling towards Şile, crashed into the SUV heading towards Istanbul after the driver lost control of the steering wheel and crossed the barriers.
2 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
As a result of the impact, the SUV was thrown onto the road, while the concrete mixer rolled into the ditch. Upon the notification of the drivers who witnessed the accident, fire, gendarmerie, health, and UMKE teams were dispatched to the scene. In the accident, Birol İ. and Muharrem İ., who were in the SUV, lost their lives at the scene, while İpek İ. and the driver of the concrete mixer, Ersin Y., were injured. The injured were taken to the hospital after the first intervention by the health teams.
AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED
The lifeless bodies of Birol İ. and Muharrem İ. were taken to the hospital morgue after the investigations at the scene. Gendarmerie teams have initiated an investigation regarding the accident.
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