Six injured, including a child, after truck crashes into van on North Marmara Motorway
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- A truck hit a light commercial vehicle from behind on the North Marmara Motorway in Istanbul’s Arnavutköy district.
- Six people, including a child, suffered injuries and firefighters freed those trapped inside the vehicle.
- The injured were taken to hospital, and none was reported to face a life-threatening condition.
Six people, including a child, were injured when a truck crashed into a light commercial vehicle on Istanbul’s North Marmara Motorway.
The crash occurred at about 6 a.m. in the direction of Edirne, after the vehicles passed the Odayeri toll booths. The truck, driven by A.Y., reportedly struck the vehicle driven by S.B. from behind.
The impact dragged the light commercial vehicle into the central median. Firefighters, gendarmerie and medical teams were dispatched after the accident was reported. Firefighters freed the injured people trapped inside the vehicle and handed them over to medical crews.
Ambulances took all six injured people to hospital. The vehicle sustained heavy damage and was removed from the scene by a tow truck. Doctors reported that none of the injured faced a life-threatening condition.
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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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