World · Middle East · 8 hrs ago
Three people die after vehicle plunges down a ravine in Antalya
A vehicle travelling from Saklıkent toward Antalya city centre crashed near Doyran, in Antalya province, on Sunday evening.
It went through roadside barriers and fell about 50 metres down a ravine.
The driver, Cemal Oktay, 67, and passenger Şükrü Fidan, 62, died at the scene.
Three other passengers were injured and taken to hospital.
Bedriye Can Oktay, 60, later died in hospital on Monday morning.
Rescue teams worked for about half an hour to remove the injured people from the vehicle.
The report gives no further details about the cause of the crash or the condition of the other injured passengers.
Three people died after a light commercial vehicle plunged about 50 metres down a ravine in Antalya.
The crash happened as the vehicle travelled from Saklıkent towards Antalya city centre.
The driver lost control while entering a bend, and the vehicle went through roadside barriers.
Two people died at the scene, while four others were injured and taken to hospital.
One of the injured passengers died in hospital the following morning.
- Who
- Driver Cemal Oktay, 67, and passenger Şükrü Fidan, 62, died at the scene; passenger Bedriye Can Oktay, 60, later died in hospital.
- What
- A light commercial vehicle went off the road and plunged about 50 metres down a ravine. Four other passengers were injured.
- When
- Around 19:30 on the evening before the report was published; one injured passenger died the following morning.
- Where
- Salkıkent Avenue, in the Doyran neighbourhood of Konyaaltı district, Antalya, near Aşağıin.
- Why
- The driver lost control while entering a bend.
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The vehicle lost control at a bend and plunged down a ravine.
Emergency teams reached the scene, and rescue workers freed the injured passengers after about half an hour.
Cemal Oktay and Şükrü Fidan were found dead.
Bedriye Can Oktay died in hospital.
- Deaths
- 3
- Ravine drop
- About 50 metres
- Crash location
- Salkıkent Avenue, Doyran neighbourhood, Konyaaltı, Antalya
- People injured
- 4
- Vehicle route
- Saklıkent towards Antalya city centre
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