The garbage truck ran over the sanitation worker.

The garbage truck ran over the sanitation worker.

24.05.2025 18:24

In Gaziosmanpaşa, a garbage truck that wanted to overtake a bus ran over a cleaning worker who had fallen to the ground at that moment. It was learned that the cleaning worker, who was taken to the hospital, had fractures in his ribs and body.

A terrible accident occurred yesterday morning on Cebeci Street in the Karadeniz neighborhood of Gaziosmanpaşa district in Istanbul. A garbage truck, on its way to duty, attempted to overtake the bus in front of it.

IT RAN OVER THE CLEANING WORKER

At that moment, cleaning worker Kemal Yılmaz, who was hanging on the garbage truck, fell to the ground after being hit by the bus. The garbage truck driver, unaware that Yılmaz had fallen, ran over the cleaning worker, injuring him. The horrific accident was also captured by security cameras.

HE SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS AND INJURIES

Citizens who witnessed the incident alerted the driver and rushed to help Yılmaz. It was learned that the cleaning worker, who was taken to the hospital, had broken ribs and injuries to his body. The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

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