Nine-vehicle pileup on diesel-slicked road in Bursa leaves four injured
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Diesel leaking from a punctured truck fuel tank caused a nine-vehicle crash on the Bursa-Izmir highway.
- Four people were injured and taken to nearby hospitals after receiving initial treatment.
- Nilรผfer Mayor ลadi รzdemirโs official vehicle was among those involved, although he escaped unhurt; authorities opened an investigation.
A punctured fuel tank on a truck spilled diesel onto the Bursa-Izmir highway, making the road slippery and triggering a chain-reaction crash involving nine vehicles. Four people were injured.
The accident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. near Karacaoba in Bursaโs Nilรผfer district, as the truck headed toward ฤฐzmir. Police and medical teams responded, and the injured were taken to nearby hospitals after receiving initial treatment.
The official vehicle of Nilรผfer Mayor ลadi รzdemir, who was traveling to an event in Gรถlyazฤฑ, was among the vehicles involved. รzdemir escaped without injury and continued to the event in another vehicle.
Road crews spread oil-absorbing sand to clean the highway. Traffic, which had been closed after the crash, resumed in one lane once the vehicles were removed. An investigation began.
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Originally published by Hรผrriyet 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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