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Construction worker dies after being trapped between truck and wall in Istanbul
Construction worker Kenan Özkan died after being trapped between a truck and a wall at a building site in Bahçelievler, Istanbul.
The accident happened during work at the site, and Özkan was taken to Bahçelievler State Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Doctors could not save him, and he later died in hospital.
Police detained the truck driver, identified as Mustafa Ç., and began legal proceedings.
Özkan was buried in Kanarya Cemetery after a funeral in Bağcılar.
The investigation into the accident is under way, but no further details about what caused it are given.
A construction worker died after being trapped between a truck and a wall at a building site in Istanbul’s Bahçelievler district.
Kenan Özkan, 45, was taken to Bahçelievler State Hospital with life-threatening injuries but could not be saved.
The incident happened on 6 November at a construction site in Hürriyet neighbourhood.
Police detained the truck driver, identified as Mustafa Ç.
Özkan was buried at Kanarya Cemetery after a funeral prayer in Bağcılar on Saturday.
- Who
- Construction worker Kenan Özkan, 45, died. The truck driver, Mustafa Ç., was detained.
- What
- Özkan was trapped between a truck and a wall and later died in hospital.
- When
- 6 November, at about 14:15.
- Where
- A construction site on Şahin Street in Hürriyet neighbourhood, Bahçelievler, Istanbul.
- Why
- The circumstances are under investigation; the sources do not state a confirmed cause.
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Özkan was trapped between a truck and a wall at a construction site in Bahçelievler.
Emergency medical teams took Özkan to Bahçelievler State Hospital, where he died despite doctors’ efforts.
Police detained the truck driver, Mustafa Ç., and began legal proceedings.
Özkan was buried at Kanarya Cemetery after a funeral prayer at Bedir Mosque in Bağcılar.
- Worker
- Kenan Özkan, 45
- Incident date and time
- 6 November, about 14:15
- Location
- Şahin Street, Hürriyet neighbourhood, Bahçelievler, Istanbul
- Driver
- Mustafa Ç., detained by police
- Burial place
- Kanarya Cemetery
What people are saying
As he went behind the truck, the digger trapped him. He was covered in blood; we could not do anything. Most likely he died at the scene, because when we checked, he had no pulse. Then the ambulance and crime scene investigation teams arrived.