The truck driver was seriously injured after drinking antifreeze from a soda bottle.

The truck driver was seriously injured after drinking antifreeze from a soda bottle.

17.12.2025 16:40

A 68-year-old truck driver working at the Emlak Konut construction site in Arnavutköy, Istanbul, was hospitalized after drinking what he thought was antifreeze from a soda crate bottle. It has been reported that the driver's health condition is serious.

A truck driver working for a subcontractor at the Emlak Konut construction site in Arnavutköy was hospitalized after drinking antifreeze from a soda bottle.

THOUGHT IT WAS SODA, ENDED UP WITH ANTIFREEZE

The incident occurred in the morning hours in Arnavutköy. According to the information obtained, H.E. (68), a driver working for a subcontractor at the Emlak Konut construction site, allegedly drank antifreeze from a soda bottle left by the vehicle owner Y.C., thinking it was soda.

HE IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION

After feeling unwell for a while, H.E. was taken to Arnavutköy State Hospital by health teams who arrived at the scene upon the alert of his colleagues. After receiving initial treatment there, the driver was transferred to Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital due to the continuation of his critical condition. It has been reported that the individual's health status remains serious.

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