09.08.2026 09:21
In Sultanbeyli, a moving car struck a parked minibus and car; a fire broke out in the vehicles after the collision. The fire was extinguished by fire department crews, and the driver involved in the accident fled the scene but was caught by police. The moment of the vehicles burning in flames and the fire department's intervention were recorded second by second on cell phone cameras by nearby citizens.
A car traveling in Sultanbeyli caught fire after hitting a parked minibus and car. While the burning car and minibus were extinguished by fire crews, it was learned that the driver involved in the accident was apprehended by police teams.
WHEN UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN...
The incident occurred around 02:30 at the intersection on Hamidiye Street in Adil Neighborhood. According to allegations, a car with license plate 34 PFA 510, whose driver's name could not be learned, trying to make a turn at the intersection, went out of control and hit a parked minibus with license plate 34 RAG 077 and a car with license plate 34 CAH 851. The minibus, dragged for meters due to the impact, stopped by climbing onto the barriers around the creek bed.
MINIBUS AND CAR BURNED
In the accident, the driver of the car with license plate 34 PFA 510 got out of the vehicle on his own and fled the scene. Shortly after, a fire broke out in the car that caused the accident and the minibus. While the flames quickly engulfed the vehicles, fire, police, and health teams were dispatched to the scene upon notification. The flames in the minibus and car were extinguished by the intervention of fire crews.
The minibus and car, which suffered great damage due to the fire and collision, were removed from the scene by a tow truck. On the other hand, it was learned that the driver who fled the scene was apprehended by police teams after a while.