Tragic crash in Çanakkale kills 5-year-old Masal
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- A car struck a family crossing a road in Çanakkale’s Çan district, killing five-year-old Masal Çelik.
- Four people, including Masal’s parents, suffered serious injuries and were transferred to a state hospital in Çanakkale.
- Police opened an investigation into the crash.
A five-year-old girl, Masal Çelik, died after a car hit her family as they tried to cross a road in Çanakkale’s Çan district.
The crash occurred at about 10:30 p.m. in the Güngören area of İstiklal neighborhood. The car, driven by O.D., reportedly struck the family before losing control and coming to rest against an electricity pole.
Masal’s father, B.Ç., her mother, C.Ç., and her sister, Z.Ç., were seriously injured along with the driver. Emergency teams treated the injured at the scene before taking them to Çan State Hospital. Masal died in hospital despite medical efforts. The four other seriously injured people were later transferred to Çanakkale Mehmet Akif Ersoy State Hospital.
Police began investigating the crash.
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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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