30.06.2026 12:40
In the Karasu district of Sakarya, the car carrying a family on their way for a holiday went out of control and overturned into a water channel. In the heartbreaking accident, mother Ayla Gündüz and her daughter Büşra Gündüz lost their lives, while the father who was driving was seriously injured.
The D-650 Ferizli-Karasu highway at the Sinanoğlu location in Sakarya witnessed a tragic incident yesterday evening. According to the information obtained; the car with license plate 41 GB 448, driven by Haluk Gündüz, veered off the road and overturned into a roadside water channel after the driver suddenly lost control of the steering wheel while cruising.
HEALTH TEAMS RACED AGAINST TIME
Upon other drivers in the area noticing the situation and reporting it, gendarmerie and health teams were quickly dispatched to the accident scene. The Gündüz couple and their daughter Büşra Gündüz, who were extracted from the vehicle that had turned into a scrap after crashing into the water channel, were swiftly taken to nearby hospitals by ambulances following initial first aid at the scene.
HEARTBREAKING NEWS FROM MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Among the injured taken under treatment at the hospital, mother Ayla Gündüz and her daughter Büşra Gündüz could not be saved despite all interventions by doctors and lost their lives. It was learned that the driver Haluk Gündüz, who survived the accident with injuries, remains in critical condition with a continuing life-threatening situation.
The heartbreaking detail behind the soul-wrenching accident also emerged. It was learned that the Gündüz family had set out from Kocaeli to the Karasu district of Sakarya with the hope of spending their summer vacation.
The investigation initiated by gendarmerie teams to determine the exact cause of the horrific accident continues.