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Family of four killed in highway crash returning from wedding in Turkey
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Family of four killed in highway crash returning from wedding in Turkey

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A fatal car crash occurred on the Aksaray-Konya highway in Turkey, killing three members of a family.
  • The vehicle veered off the road and hit trees while returning from a wedding in ฤฐzmir to Kayseri.
  • The driver and his parents died at the scene or en route to the hospital, while his brother was injured.

A family's journey home from a wedding turned tragic on the Aksaray-Konya highway in Turkey. The accident happened around 8 a.m. when a light commercial vehicle, driven by 25-year-old Emir Gรผndรผz, veered off the road. The vehicle, carrying the family back to their hometown of Kayseri after attending a wedding in ฤฐzmir, overturned and crashed into trees.

Emergency services, including gendarmerie and health teams, were dispatched to the scene. The vehicle was completely destroyed. Emir Gรผndรผz and his mother, ร‡iฤŸdem Gรผndรผz, 52, died instantly. His father, Adem Gรผndรผz, 55, succumbed to his injuries after being taken to the hospital.

The driver's younger brother, Bedirhan Gรผndรผz, 18, who was also in the vehicle, was rescued from the wreckage and transported to Aksaray Training and Research Hospital. The bodies of the deceased were to be sent to Kayseri for autopsy and burial. An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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