17.02.2026 16:14
In the Çukurova district of Adana, a motorcycle hit 1.5-year-old Mahmut Fatih Öztürk, who was trying to cross the street with his mother at a pedestrian crossing. The baby, who was seriously injured, died in the hospital. The father of the deceased baby, who is a police officer, struggled to stand during the funeral, while the moment of the accident was recorded by a security camera in real-time.
A 1.5-year-old baby in a stroller was killed when a motorcycle hit them at a pedestrian crossing in the central Çukurova district of Adana. The moment of the accident was recorded second by second by security cameras.
On February 15, in the Güzelyalı neighborhood on Süleyman Demirel Boulevard, Hilal Öztürk was trying to cross the road with her 1.5-year-old son Mahmut Fatih Öztürk in the stroller when a motorcycle driven by Erman K. (20) collided with the stroller.
DIED IN HOSPITAL
The baby, who was seriously injured in the accident, was taken to Çukurova State Hospital by bystanders. Despite all the doctors' interventions, the baby could not be saved. After the autopsy conducted at the Adana Forensic Medicine Institution, the baby's body was taken by relatives to the Bünyan district of Kayseri for burial.
FATHER IS A POLICE OFFICER
Kayseri Provincial Police Chief Atanur Aydın, who attended the funeral here, expressed his condolences to the deceased baby's father, Mustafa Kemal Öztürk, who is a police officer and serves in Ankara. Police teams launched a comprehensive investigation to capture the motorcycle driver who fled the scene. The teams managed to apprehend Erman K. The driver's procedures at the police station are ongoing.