23.10.2026 16:00
In Pendik, a dump truck loaded with soil going downhill crashed into a pharmacy on the ground floor of a 9-story building after its driver lost control of the steering wheel. The moments when the truck first hit the sidewalk and then entered the pharmacy were captured from different angles by the security cameras of 2 businesses. The truck driver Şaban U. and 6 people in the pharmacy were injured in the accident. It was learned that the injured are not in life-threatening condition.
In the accident in Pendik in which 7 people were injured, security camera footage of the moments when the excavation truck entered the pharmacy has emerged. In the footage, it was also seen that after the accident, those around ran to the scene to help.
HIT THE CURB WHILE COMING DOWN THE HILL
The accident, which occurred at around 11:50 on Barbaros Hayrettin Avenue in Velibaba Neighborhood, was reflected in the security cameras of 2 businesses from different angles. The footage included the moments when the excavation truck, speeding down the hill, first hit the sidewalk and then entered the pharmacy. After the accident, people in the area were seen running to the scene to help.
LOST STEERING CONTROL
According to the information obtained, the soil-loaded excavation truck with license plate 34 DL 5212, driven by Şaban U., plunged into the pharmacy on the ground floor of a 9-story building when its driver lost steering control while coming down the hill. Upon notification, police, fire brigade and medical teams were dispatched to the scene.
7 PEOPLE INJURED
In the accident, the truck driver Şaban U. and 6 people in the pharmacy were injured. After the medical teams' first intervention at the scene, the injured were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulances. It was learned that the injured under treatment were not in life-threatening condition.
THE PHARMACY BECAME UNUSABLE
Police teams closed the avenue to traffic and took security measures in the area. The truck that entered the pharmacy was removed from where it was with the help of a crane called to the scene. The pharmacy, damaged by the truck's impact, was seen to have become unusable. Police launched an investigation into the accident.