Turkey: Vehicles lost control and ran over teams helping accident victims, 32 killed
In the unusual incidents that took place in the south of the country, vehicles rushed to the scenes of previous car accidents and ran over the emergency teams that were called to help the victims.
The Minister of Justice of Turkey, Senior Bozdag, announced the opening of investigations to examine the circumstances of the fatal accidents, in which at least 51 people were injured
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08/21/2022
Sunday, August 21, 2022, 09:14 Updated: 09:42
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The circumstances of the accident are being investigated.
The scene of a car accident in Gaziantep, yesterday (Photo: Reuters)
At least 32 people were killed and 51 injured yesterday (Saturday) in two road accidents in Turkey.
In the unusual incidents, vehicles rushed to the scenes of previous car accidents and ran over the emergency teams that were called to help the victims.
Turkey's Minister of Justice, Senior Bozdag, announced the opening of investigations to examine the circumstances of the fatal accidents.
In the first incident, a bus lost control and overturned near Gaziantep in southern Turkey.
16 dead and 21 injured were reported and fire crews, paramedics and journalists were called to the scene.
During the assistance to the victims, another bus skidded on the road, ran over the people at the scene of the accident and collided with the ambulance.
In another incident that occurred a few hours later in Mardin province, a truck driver ran to the curb, hit several vehicles and ran over pedestrians who were trying to escape - after he failed to use the vehicle's brakes.
A short time before, there was another accident in which three vehicles were involved.
At least 16 deaths were reported in accidents on the spot.
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