11.10.2026 07:41
After a car and a taxi collided on the TEM Highway in Sarıyer, Istanbul, both vehicles turned into a ball of fire. While the driver and passengers quickly threw themselves out, explosions occurred in the vehicles during the fire.
In Istanbul's Sarıyer district, a car traveling on the TEM Highway in the direction of Maslak and a taxi collided in the evening for a reason that is still unknown. Immediately after the accident, both vehicles caught fire.
DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS THREW THEMSELVES OUT
After the collision, the flames rising from the vehicles quickly grew. The drivers and passengers in the car and taxi quickly got out of the vehicles and moved away when the fire grew.
EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLES
As the flames engulfed both vehicles, the severity of the fire increased. Explosions occurred from time to time in the burning vehicles.
Upon reports from other drivers passing on the highway, fire, medical and police teams were dispatched to the area.
BOTH VEHICLES BECAME UNUSABLE
Fire crews arriving at the scene intervened in the car and taxi in flames. As a result of the teams' work, the fire was extinguished, while both vehicles became unusable.
MOMENTS OF TERROR WERE CAPTURED ON CAMERA
After the accident, the moments when the car and taxi were engulfed in flames were recorded by nearby citizens with mobile phone cameras. The footage included the flames surrounding the vehicles and the explosions that occurred during the fire.