30.09.2025 12:03
In the İlkadım district of Samsun, 13-year-old Elif Naz Aslan and 13-year-old Rabia Kaynar lost their lives after being hit by a truck.
The accident occurred yesterday around 8:30 PM in the Atatürk Boulevard of the Karadeniz neighborhood in İlkadım district. The pickup truck with license plate 55 ADN 702, driven by S.A.Y., allegedly hit 8th-grade students Elif Naz Aslan and Rabia Kaynar from Gülsüm Sami Kefeli Middle School, who were trying to cross the street while the red light was on.
BOTH CHILDREN DIED IN THE HOSPITAL
Upon notification, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. The two injured students could not be saved at the hospital they were taken to.
HERE IS THE ACCIDENT REPORT
While the pickup truck driver was taken into custody, an investigation was initiated regarding the accident. In the initial accident report by traffic police, it was learned that the pickup truck driver was at fault for not reducing the vehicle's speed while approaching intersections, according to Article 2918 of the Highway Traffic Law, and the pedestrians were at fault for violating the 'Pedestrian light violation' clause of the same law. The investigation is ongoing.