06.11.2026 22:10
Near Paşaköy in the Çan district of Çanakkale, a truck and a car collided head-on in front of a gas station. The fire in the car, which caught fire after the accident, was extinguished by fire crews and bystanders using fire extinguishers. The car's driver and the person next to him died; the injured truck driver was taken to the hospital.
In the Çan district of ÇANAKKALE, a truck and a car collided head-on. Two people lost their lives in the car that caught fire as a result of the accident.
IT CAUGHT FIRE IN FRONT OF THE GAS STATION
The accident occurred around 18:30 in front of a gas station near Paşaköy, connected to the district. According to allegations, a truck with license plate 17 HL 011 driven by T.B. and a car whose license plate and driver could not be identified collided head-on. As a result of the accident, the car caught fire and began to burn. Other drivers who saw the accident reported the situation to gendarmerie, fire and medical teams. As a result of the intervention of fire crews who came to the region upon the report and those around with fire extinguishers, the flames in the car were extinguished.
THE 2 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SAVED
In checks carried out by medical teams, the lifeless bodies of the driver and the person next to him were found in the car. The bodies were taken to the morgue of Çan State Hospital after the examinations by the prosecutor and crime scene investigation teams. The injured truck driver T.B. was taken under treatment at the same hospital where he was taken. It was stated that T.B.'s condition was good.
While efforts are underway to identify the 2 people who lost their lives, an investigation has been launched into the accident.