15.11.2026 12:00
In the Fethiye district of Muğla, a car that went out of control and crashed into an electricity pole caught fire. In the accident, the 19-year-old driver Muharrem Can Yalçın and 13-year-old Emrecan Bilecen in the vehicle died, and 5 people were injured. The injured, who were taken to nearby hospitals, are still being treated. The investigation into the accident continues.
In an accident that occurred at midnight in Fethiye, the car trapped under a toppled utility pole was engulfed in flames. Two people in the vehicle lost their lives.
CAR TRAPPED UNDER POLE CAUGHT FIRE At around 00:00 at the Karagedik Neighborhood location on the Fethiye-Muğla highway, the car with license plate 48 EC 618 lost control for a reason not yet determined and crashed into a utility pole by the roadside. The car, trapped under the pole that toppled from the impact, caught fire.
2 PEOPLE COULD NOT BE SAVED Following the report, fire, medical and police teams were dispatched to the area. The fire was extinguished by the intervention of fire crews. It was determined that 2 people in the vehicle lost their lives. 5 injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
Muharrem Can Yalçın 19-YEAR-OLD DRIVER AND 13-YEAR-OLD CHILD DIED The identities of the 2 people whose bodies were taken to the morgue of Fethiye State Hospital were determined. It was determined that the driver of the car, Muharrem Can Yalçın (19), and Emrecan Bilecen (13), who was in the vehicle, lost their lives in the accident.
The investigation into the accident continues.
Emrecan Bilecen