Two-Vehicle Traffic Accident in Istanbul: 9 Injured, 2 of them Serious
Quick Look
In the Yalı neighborhood of Istanbul, around 02.30 a.m., an automobile with 34 DYD 055 plates hit the lighting pole after hitting a vehicle with 34 GB 5290 plates.
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Why It Matters
Traffic congestion and temporary speed restrictions are common in Istanbul's Yalı District. Speeding and trivialization, especially at night, can lead to traffic accidents.
The accident occurred at around 02.30 at the intersection of Mimar Sinan Street and Turgut Özal Boulevard in Yalı District.
The car with plate number 34 DYD 055, whose driver was unknown, collided with the car with plate number 34 GB 5290 and then went onto the median and crashed into the lighting pole.
FIRE FIRE RESCUE THE INJURED PEOPLE STRAPPED IN THE CAR
Upon notice, fire brigade, police, health and National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE) teams were dispatched to the scene. 9 people trapped in two cars were removed from their location by the work of fire brigades and taken to hospitals by ambulances.
It was learned that 2 of the injured were in serious condition. Two relatives of the victims, who came to the scene after the accident and were injured due to broken glass while trying to remove people stuck in the cars, were also sent to the hospital.
The boulevard, which was closed to traffic for a while due to the accident, was reopened to traffic after the cars were removed.
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Open Questions
- Who was driving the vehicle whose driver is unknown?
- Why is there no speed control?
- Damage to the lighting pole
- Which hospitals were the injured taken to?
