The bodies of 9 people who died in a traffic accident in Van were sent to Iran

The autopsy procedures of 9 people, 5 women and 4 men, who lost their lives in the accident that occurred last night on the Özalp-Saray highway, have been completed. Relatives of those 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. The identities of those who lost their lives were determined by their relatives who shed tears in front of the morgue.

Deputy Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Van, Seyyed Hasan Yahyavi, and Van Consul Saeid Khajavi also came to the morgue and received information from the authorities.

AK Party Van Deputy Kayhan Türkmenoğlu met with the families who lost their relatives in the accident and expressed his condolences. Türkmenoğlu, in his statement to journalists, said that the traffic accident that occurred deeply saddened everyone.

Turkmenoğlu expressed his condolences to those who lost their lives, his condolences to their families and relatives, and his wishes for recovery to the injured, and stated that after the completion of the procedures, the bodies were set out to be delivered to the addresses in Khoy, Iran, with funeral vehicles belonging to the Van Metropolitan Municipality.

Türkmenoğlu said: "We have followed the entire process step by step from the first moment of the incident. We will transfer the bodies of the deceased to the hospital of the city of Hoy, which is approximately 60 kilometers away from Kapıköy Customs Gate. The treatment of the injured continues in our hospitals. We are following the process closely. We pray that God will not cause such pain again. We are closely following all the procedures at the scene of the accident. Our traffic gendarmerie made a great effort regarding the accident involving the truck. Forensic "Our chief prosecutor, prosecutors and our colleagues at the Medical Institute who carried out the technical procedures of this process worked hard."

After the completion of the procedures, the bodies were placed in funeral vehicles belonging to the Van Metropolitan Municipality and taken to Kapıköy Customs Gate in Saray district to be taken to Khoy, Iran. Two minibuses were allocated to provide transportation for the relatives of the deceased.

İpekyolu District Gendarmerie Command teams also helped the families waiting in front of the morgue. It was learned that 3 of the 5 people injured in the accident were discharged, and 2 people who were receiving treatment were in good condition.

WHAT HAPPENED?

9 people died and 5 people were injured as a result of the collision of a truck with plate number 01 FF 584, whose drivers were not identified, and a passenger minibus with Iranian plate number 65 AB 239 in Özalp district of Van last evening. The injured were taken to hospitals by ambulances dispatched to the scene.