DistantNews
Support us
🇹🇷 Turkey /Disasters & Emergencies

Minibus crashes into parked truck in Şanlıurfa, killing two and injuring two

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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

At a glance

News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • A minibus hit a parked truck near Aşağı Yeniçağ in Birecik, Şanlıurfa province.
  • Two passengers died, while the minibus driver and another passenger suffered injuries and went to Birecik State Hospital.

Two people died and two others were injured when a minibus crashed into the back of a parked truck in Şanlıurfa's Birecik district.

The crash happened near the rural Aşağı Yeniçağ neighborhood on the Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep Motorway, between Şanlıurfa and Gaziantep. The minibus, driven by 56-year-old Sait Aşan, struck the truck while it stood at the side of the road.

Emergency responders, including firefighters, gendarmerie, medical teams and UMKE, went to the scene. Miharin Aşan, 50, and Bedir Aşan, 11, died in the crash. The driver and 18-year-old Feleknaz Aşan were injured and taken to Birecik State Hospital.

About this summary

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.

More Stories

From Our Blog