Tractor Hits Five Vehicles and Two ATMs, Driver Fined 127,246 Lira
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- Police detained a 17-year-old unlicensed driver after his tractor hit four parked motorcycles, a car and two bank ATMs in Burdur.
- Authorities fined the driver and registered vehicle owner a combined 127,246 Turkish lira for multiple violations, including leaving the crash scene and driving without insurance.
- Police impounded the tractor and towed it to a parking facility.
A 17-year-old unlicensed driver in Burdur struck four parked motorcycles and a car with a tractor before damaging two bank ATMs, then drove away from the scene.
The tractor, registered as 15 AY 479, hit the vehicles on Sixth Street in the Kรผรงรผk Sanayi industrial area. Police sent officers to the site after receiving a report and later caught the driver on First Street in the same area.
Authorities imposed separate 40,000-lira fines on the driver and the vehicle owner because the driver had no license. They also fined the driver 46,000 lira for leaving the crash scene and 1,246 lira for driving an uninsured vehicle.
The total administrative penalty came to 127,246 lira. Police barred the tractor from road use and had it towed to a parking facility.
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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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