Sad news from Mardin! Car crashed into irrigation canal: 6 dead, including 4 children

The accident occurred in the afternoon in the rural Tepealtı District location on the Cizre road in Nusaybin district. The car with plate number 47 ADZ 606, whose driver's name is not yet known, went out of control and flew into the water canal on the side of the road.

Upon notice, many health, fire brigade and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene of the accident. Upon inspection by the teams arriving at the scene, it was determined that Zana Öztürk (5), Mert Öztürk (5), Mehmet Şirin Öztürk (11) and Lavin Öztürk (9), who were stuck in the vehicle, lost their lives.

Fikriye Öztürk (30) and Gülcan Öztürk (28), who were injured in the accident, were taken to Nusaybin State Hospital by ambulance after their first aid. Despite all the efforts of the doctors, the two women who were taken for treatment could not be saved. The bodies of the 6 dead people were taken to the hospital morgue for autopsy.

An investigation has been launched into the accident.