They died in a vehicle that collided with a truck: The bodies of 9 dead people were sent to Iran
9 people died and 6 people were injured in the accident that occurred on the Özalp-Saray highway.
Quick Look
- 9 people lost their lives and 6 people were injured as a result of the collision between a minibus and a truck with Iranian plates on Van's Özalp-Saray highway.
- After the procedures, the bodies were sent to Hoy, Iran, and the truck driver was detained.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
9 Iranian citizens lost their lives as a result of a traffic accident that occurred on the highway between Özalp and Saray districts of Van.
A minibus with Iranian plate and a truck collided head-on on the Özalp-Saray highway yesterday evening. In the accident in which 9 people in the minibus lost their lives, the driver of the truck and 5 people in the minibus were injured. Relatives of 9 people, 5 women and 4 men, who died in the accident came to the morgue of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Dursun Odabaş Medical Center in the morning to receive the bodies.
While the identities of the deceased were determined by the identification of their relatives, the Deputy Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Van, Seyed Hasan Yahyavi, and the Van Consul Saeid Khajavi also came to the morgue and received information from the authorities. After the procedures, the bodies were taken from the morgue with 3 vehicles belonging to Van Metropolitan Municipality and taken to Khoy, Iran.
TRUCK DRIVER IN CUSTODY
On the other hand, it was stated that the driver of the truck involved in the accident was detained by the teams. While 3 of the other 5 people injured in the accident were discharged, it was learned that the health condition of 2 people who were receiving treatment was good.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The legal process of the truck driver will continue.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the exact cause of the accident?
