10.11.2026 22:02
In the Nurdağı district of Gaziantep, a driver who got out of his tractor unit to respond to a trailer fire was hit by another tractor unit traveling in the same direction. The driver died at the scene. Due to the fire, the Gaziantep direction of the highway was closed to traffic, while the driver of the tractor unit involved in the accident was taken into custody.
In the Nurdağı district of Gaziantep, a driver who got out of his vehicle to intervene in his tractor unit whose trailer was on fire lost his life after being struck by another tractor unit.
STRUCK BY A TRACTOR UNIT WHILE TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE FIRE
A fire broke out in the trailer of the tractor unit driven by İsmail Bozdağ (34), whose license plate has not yet been identified, at the 14th kilometer of the TAG Motorway in Gaziantep. Bozdağ, who got out of the tractor unit to respond to the fire in his vehicle, was struck by the tractor unit with license plate 33 BNJ 07 driven by F.D. (33), traveling in the same direction.
LOST HIS LIFE AT THE SCENE
Health, fire, and police teams were dispatched to the area upon notification. In checks carried out by health teams, it was determined that İsmail Bozdağ had lost his life.
While cooling work was started on the tractor unit and trailer due to the fire, all lanes of the motorway in the direction of Gaziantep were closed to traffic. Meanwhile, the driver F.D. was taken into custody.