11.11.2025 13:30
In the Gebze district of Kocaeli, Cesim Açık, an employee of the Parks and Gardens Directorate, lost his life after being run over by a municipal garbage truck driven by his colleague and close friend, S.A., whom he wanted to greet. Those moments were recorded second by second by a security camera.
The security camera footage of the accident in which a municipal worker in Kocaeli's Gebze district was killed after being run over by a garbage truck has emerged.
The incident occurred on Friday, November 7, around the park located on Erenler Street in the Mevlana neighborhood. Cesim Açık, an employee of the Gebze Municipality's Parks and Gardens Department, was run over by a garbage truck that was moving in the park area. Upon notification, health and police teams were dispatched to the scene. The teams that arrived at the scene determined that Açık had lost his life. Cesim Açık's body was taken to the morgue after investigations at the scene.
CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOCKED VIEWERS
Meanwhile, the security camera footage of the moment of the incident has emerged. The footage shows the garbage truck starting to maneuver around the park area, during which Cesim Açık, who was right next to the truck, was caught under the moving vehicle.