11.02.2026 14:48
Images have emerged of the moment a municipal police vehicle lost control and fell into the sea while on patrol at the beach in Bakırköy. The two municipal police officers inside the vehicle managed to escape on their own.
Moments when the municipal police vehicle belonging to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) that had an accident during a patrol in Bakırköy, Istanbul, fell into the sea were recorded by security cameras.
In the footage, it can be seen that the vehicle, which was moving along the coastal road, lost control and fell into the sea after making a maneuver. Following this, the panic of nearby citizens running towards the area where the vehicle fell is also captured in the footage.
WHAT HAPPENED?
A truck belonging to the municipal police teams of IBB crashed into the barriers of the bridge inside Aytekin Kotil Park on the coastal road and fell into the sea. While part of the vehicle was submerged, the two police officers inside managed to get out of the sea by their own means.
Upon notification, fire, police, health, and municipal police teams were dispatched to the area, and the first intervention for the police officers, who were in good health, was made at the municipal police booth in the area.
The truck was retrieved from the sea with the efforts of the teams.