23.06.2026 15:41
A motorcycle collided with a truck in the 19 Mayıs district of Samsun, becoming lodged between the vehicle's rear wheels. Retired deputy police commissioner Erdal Bereket died at the scene. The moment of the accident was captured by a security camera.
In a traffic accident that occurred in the 19 Mayıs district of Samsun, a retired assistant police commissioner, who was the driver of a motorcycle that became wedged like an arrow between the rear wheels of a truck, lost his life.
WEDGED LIKE AN ARROW BETWEEN THE TWO WHEELS
The accident occurred on the Samsun-Sinop highway at the Dereköy location in the 19 Mayıs district. According to information obtained, the motorcycle with license plate 55 AKN 170, driven by retired assistant police commissioner Erdal Bereket (53), collided with a truck with license plate 61 ADN 130, driven by Mustafa Karaçoban, which was crossing the road at an intersection while traveling from Samsun towards Sinop. Due to the impact, the motorcycle became lodged like an arrow between the rear two wheels of the truck from the side. In the accident, motorcycle driver Erdal Bereket died at the scene.
ACCIDENT MOMENT ON CAMERA
The moment of the accident was recorded second by second by a security camera of a nearby workplace. After the public prosecutor's on-site investigation, the body of Erdal Bereket was taken to the morgue of 19 Mayıs State Hospital.
It was learned that Erdal Bereket, who lost his life, worked for many years at the Recep Tokur Police Center in Samsun, was later assigned to Sivas, and retired from there as an assistant police commissioner.
The investigation into the accident continues.