Car Involved in 3-Vehicle Crash on TEM Splits in Half.
A horrific accident occurred on the Sultanbeyli TEM Highway towards Ankara on Tuesday night at around 11:30 PM. The driver of the car 55 SB 181 license plate, Berat Yeni, who is said to have been under the influence of alcohol, hit an intercity passenger bus while attempting to cross the road. After this collision, the car hit another vehicle and skidded on the road. Ultimately, it collided head-on with a truck traveling in the same direction. The impact of the accident was so strong that the car that caused the accident was split in two.
Upon receiving notification of the accident, firefighters, health, and police teams rushed to the spot. Medical teams provided the injured with first aid on the spot before being taken to hospital. It was revealed that the car’s driver, Berat Yeni, who was hospitalized, was drunk at the time of the accident. Police have taken security measures to prevent further accidents on the road.
Adem Şahoğlu, the driver of the truck that was involved in the accident, stated, “While we were driving on the highway, this car, which split into two, was coming by crossing. The friend was already drunk. He couldn’t escape the bus, hit him, he came and fell in front of me. I shot and threw it that way, it hit another taxi coming behind me. After that, the situation is clear, the car split in two.”
Isa Ören, a passenger on the bus, reported, “The car made a right and left and entered between the two vehicles. Our driver also maneuvered not to hit him, but he could not save him, he hit him from the left side. The vehicle was split into two; we took one injured person out of the vehicle, and our assistant is injured.”
Though the accident caused traffic congestion in the Ankara direction of the TEM Highway, traffic flow returned to normal once the vehicles involved in the accident were removed. The investigation into the accident is ongoing. It serves as a reminder of the importance of following traffic rules and regulations and not drinking and driving.
