Terrible accident in Gaziantep! The vehicle whose tire burst slammed like an arrow into the overpass pillar: 2 dead, 2 seriously injured

Terrible accident in Gaziantep! The vehicle whose tire burst slammed like an arrow into the overpass pillar: 2 dead, 2 seriously injured

08.11.2026 04:10

In Gaziantep, the tire of a light commercial vehicle traveling on the Silk Road burst. The out-of-control vehicle speared like an arrow into the overpass pillar. Two people died at the scene in the accident, and two seriously injured people were taken to hospital by ambulances. The bodies of the deceased were taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute to determine their identities.

In Gaziantep, a light commercial vehicle whose tire burst while in motion lost control and hit the leg of an overpass. In the accident, 2 people died and 2 people were seriously injured.

IT STUCK INTO THE LEG OF THE OVERPASS LIKE AN ARROW

The accident occurred on İpek Yolu in Gaziantep. According to claims, the light commercial vehicle with plate 06 AS 0359, whose tire burst while in motion and whose driver's identity has not yet been determined, lost control and hit the leg of the overpass, sticking into it like an arrow.

2 PEOPLE DIED AT THE SCENE

After the terrible accident, medical, fire and police teams were dispatched to the scene following a report made to the 112 Emergency Call Center. While police teams took security measures around the area, medical teams determined in their checks that 2 people died at the scene. The 2 seriously injured people were taken to hospital by ambulances after their first interventions.

The bodies of those who died in the accident were taken to the Gaziantep Forensic Medicine Institute to identify them after examinations.

An investigation has been launched regarding the accident.

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