Car Hits Minibus Assisting Crash Victims in Turkey; Seven Injured

A serious accident occurred on the Ünye bypass in Turkey when a car collided with a minibus that had stopped to help victims of a previous crash. The incident, which took place on the Yunus Emre Tunnel exit towards Samsun, left seven people injured, including two children.

The initial crash involved a light commercial vehicle, reportedly losing control on the rain-slicked road and hitting the median. The driver of the minibus, Mehmet Görkem Ustaoğlu, pulled over to the emergency lane to offer assistance to those involved in the first accident. However, another vehicle, a car driven by Murat Aksu, lost control on the same slippery road and crashed into the stationary minibus.

Emergency services, including police, firefighters, and medical teams, were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters worked to extract the injured from the vehicles before they were handed over to medical personnel. The injured, identified as drivers Cihan Başaran and Murat Aksu, along with Nermin Başaran, Recai Güven, Bahar Aksu (32), Zümra Aksu (10), and Serra Aksu (10), were taken to various hospitals for treatment. The condition of Serra Aksu, one of the children, is reported as serious.

Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the multi-vehicle collision. The accident highlights the dangers of driving in wet conditions and the risks involved when stopping to assist at accident scenes.