13.02.2025 10:32
During the electricity pole renewal works in Şanlıurfa, an electricity pole that was removed by a crane fell on the workers. In the tragic accident, one worker lost his life and another was injured. The crane operator has been taken into custody.
During the electrical pole renewal work carried out in the rural Gelibol neighborhood of the Karaköprü district of Şanlıurfa, a horrifying incident occurred. The electrical pole, lifted by a crane, fell on the workers for an as-yet undetermined reason.
1 WORKER DEAD, 1 WORKER INJURED
Upon notification, health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene. Health teams determined in their initial checks that one of the workers, Ömer Uğraş, had lost his life. Mehmet Kılıç, who survived the accident with injuries, was taken to Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital after the first intervention at the scene.
CRANE OPERATOR IN CUSTODY
Uğraş's body was taken to the Şanlıurfa Forensic Medicine Institution morgue for an autopsy. The crane operator, C.D., was taken into custody by the gendarmerie teams.