06.11.2026 17:10
In the Aşkale district of Erzurum, a car that lost control and rolled over turned a family's journey into a disaster. Egemen Erkuş, born in 2021, who was in the vehicle traveling from Kayseri to Erzurum, lost his life, while 5 people were injured in the accident. The injured people trapped in the car, which was reduced to scrap, were rescued after long efforts by firefighting teams and taken to hospital.
A young child lost his life in a traffic accident that occurred in Erzurum. While 5 people were also injured in the accident in the Aşkale district, teams dispatched to the scene began work to rescue those trapped in the vehicle.
CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER
The accident occurred in the Hacıhamza village area of the Aşkale district of Erzurum. The car with license plate 06 PNK 61, driven by Şahin Erkuş and traveling from Kayseri toward Erzurum, went out of the driver's control for a reason not yet determined. As the car swerved on the road and rolled over, those in the vehicle experienced great danger. Following the accident, upon notification, medical and firefighting teams were directed to the area. A race against time began to rescue those in the vehicle.
EGEMEN, BORN IN 2021, LOST HIS LIFE IN THE ACCIDENT
The saddest news of the accident came from little Egemen Erkuş, who was in the car. Egemen Erkuş, born in 2021, lost his life in the accident that occurred. The death of the little child plunged his family and relatives into deep sorrow. The journey from Kayseri to Erzurum ended painfully with the accident in Aşkale. While the death of a child in the accident became the most shocking detail of the incident, teams made intense efforts to rescue the other injured people.
5 PEOPLE INJURED, FIREFIGHTING TEAMS MOBILIZED
A total of 5 people were injured as a result of the car rolling over. It was stated that the injured included Alperen Erkuş, Mukaddes Erkuş, Şerife Fetioğlu and Nadide Karslı. No information was given regarding the identity of the fifth injured person. After the notification, the Aşkale Firefighting teams of the Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality, who reached the scene, carried out work to rescue the injured trapped in the overturned car. The teams, who made intense efforts to reach the injured trapped inside the vehicle, completed the rescue operation after long efforts. The injured were handed over to medical personnel.
THE INJURED WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
First aid was administered at the scene to the injured, who were removed from the vehicle through the intervention of the firefighting teams. Then the 5 injured were taken to hospital by ambulances. No statement has yet been made regarding the details of the injured people's health conditions.