Istanbul: At least 12 people were killed and 31 injured, three of whom are in critical condition, after a multi-vehicle collision in southern Turkey’s Hatay Province.
According to the details, the accident happened due to high speed, the truck went out of control and collided with the cars coming from the opposite direction and two minibuses. The injured were immediately shifted to the hospital for medical assistance.
A foreign news agency According to the report An eyewitness of the incident told the media that the accident was so severe that some of the dead were burnt to ashes.
A truck crash in #Topboğazı has killed at least 12 people with 31 left injured. It’s being reported the driver lost control hitting 9 cars and 2 minibus’s. A lot of the victims were men leaving for mandatory military service #Hatay #Turkey #truckcrash pic.twitter.com/wP6FiI0oAL
— (@AiNewsReport) May 7, 2023
Images of the crash show burning vehicles as rescue workers try to keep people away from the flames.
12 citizens lost their lives and 31 citizens were injured in a chain traffic accident in Topboğazlı, Antakya.
22 ambulances and 3 UMKE Ekibi have been deployed instead of Olay.
Hayatını…
—Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) May 6, 2023
Turkish Health Minister Farhatin Koka has said in his condolence statement that the government is an equal participant in the grief of the families of the deceased.
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