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Chain-reaction crash on Istanbul highway injures six
🇹🇷 Turkey /Energy & Infrastructure

Chain-reaction crash on Istanbul highway injures six

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • A truck lost control and overturned on the Esenyurt TEM connection road in Istanbul early on August 28.
  • Vehicles stopping to help and those passing by were subsequently hit by other vehicles traveling in the same direction.
  • The chain-reaction crash involved 11 vehicles, resulting in six injuries, two of which are severe.

A serious chain-reaction accident occurred on the Esenyurt TEM connection road in Istanbul around 5 a.m. on August 28, involving 11 vehicles and leaving six people injured, two critically.

The incident began when a vegetable-laden truck, with license plate 34 FT 3337, overturned after its driver lost control. The accident caused immediate disruption on the busy highway.

As people rushed to help the truck driver and other motorists stopped to assess the situation, vehicles traveling behind them collided with the stopped cars and the bystanders. This secondary impact escalated the initial accident into a multi-vehicle pile-up.

Emergency services, including paramedics, firefighters, and police, responded swiftly to the scene. Paramedics provided initial treatment to the injured before transporting them to nearby hospitals. Police secured the area to prevent further accidents, while firefighters inspected the damaged vehicles. The road was temporarily closed but later reopened under police control. An investigation into the cause of the crash has been initiated.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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