21.02.2025 14:41
In a traffic accident that occurred in the Kırkağaç district of Manisa, 24-year-old Gizem Özmen, known as the social media phenomenon 'Lavinia Özmen', and the driver of the vehicle, Mehmet Ensar Özden, lost their lives. The accident reportedly happened when a car with the license plate 34 FD 1236 crashed into a parked tanker on the İzmir-Istanbul Highway.
In the traffic accident that occurred in the Kırkağaç district of Manisa, 24-year-old Gizem Özmen, known on social media as 'Lavinia Özmen', and the driver of the vehicle, Mehmet Ensar Özden, lost their lives.
The accident took place on the İzmir-Istanbul Highway around 09:00 on the morning of February 15, 2025, when a car with the license plate 34 FD 1236 crashed into a tanker with the license plate 35 AVV 945, which was parked in the emergency lane. Teams dispatched to the scene upon reports from witnesses determined that driver Özden and passenger Özmen had died. The tanker driver was taken into custody.
Gizem Özmen, who had 22,000 followers on Instagram and 155,000 on TikTok, aimed to be a voice for women on social media, sharing her life story and the anonymous experiences of her followers. The unexpected death of the young influencer plunged her followers and loved ones into mourning.