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One dead, five injured in Tunceli highway collision
🇹🇷 Turkey /Energy & Infrastructure

One dead, five injured in Tunceli highway collision

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A head-on collision between a pickup truck and a car on the Ovacık highway in Tunceli, Turkey, resulted in one fatality and five injuries.
  • The deceased, identified as Ali İhsan Kandil, died at the hospital despite medical intervention.
  • Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.

A tragic accident occurred on the Ovacık highway in Tunceli, Turkey, when a pickup truck and a car collided head-on. The collision, which took place in the afternoon near Halvori Gözeleri, involved a pickup truck with license plate 23 AFN 923 and a car with plate 62 AC 553. The drivers' names were not immediately available.

Emergency services, including health, gendarmerie, and fire brigades, were dispatched to the scene following reports from bystanders. Five individuals were injured in the crash and, after being extricated from the wreckage, received initial treatment before being transported by ambulance to Tunceli State Hospital.

Tragically, one of the injured individuals, Ali İhsan Kandil, 52, succumbed to his injuries despite the efforts of medical staff. Kandil's body was taken to the hospital morgue for an autopsy. The other injured parties were identified as İ.Ç.K. (13), A.R.K. (13), Ö.T.K. (18), K.M. (48), and A.Ç. (39).

An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision has been initiated by the authorities. The accident has cast a somber mood over the region, with authorities working to determine the exact cause of the crash.

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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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