20.10.2025 14:32
In an accident caused by a car crashing into a minibus with a flat tire in the Buca district of Izmir, one person who was trying to change the tire lost their life, and four others were injured. An investigation has been initiated regarding the incident.
An automobile in the Buca district of İzmir crashed into two minibuses on the emergency lane, one of which had a flat tire. In the accident, Mustafa Ateş, who was trying to change the tire, lost his life, and 4 others were injured. The accident occurred in the morning at the Işıkkent toll booths on the İzmir-Aydın Highway. The tire of the closed van with the license plate 35 BUE 495, driven by Mustafa Ateş, burst. Following this, Ateş pulled his vehicle to the emergency lane. The driver of another closed van with the license plate 35 BHR 804, I.S., also stopped on the emergency lane to help Ateş.
THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WAS DETAINED
While Ateş and I.S. were trying to change the flat tire, a car with the license plate 16 T 81209, driven by Z.S., rapidly veered into the emergency lane and crashed into the two minibuses and into Ateş and I.S., who were trying to change the flat tire. In the accident, Mustafa Ateş lost his life. I.S. and the two people in his vehicle, as well as one person in the car, were injured. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulance. The driver of the car, Z.S., was detained, and an investigation into the accident was initiated.