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Man dies after pickup truck hits him during parking maneuver in Istanbul
A 72-year-old man died after a pickup truck hit him in Sultangazi, a district of Istanbul.
The crash happened on October 7, as his 45-year-old partner tried to maneuver the vehicle onto a sidewalk.
He had stepped out to guide her.
She pressed the accelerator too hard and lost control, according to the account of the incident.
He was taken to hospital but died despite medical treatment.
Police detained the driver, and an investigation is continuing.
A 72-year-old man died after a pickup truck struck him during a parking maneuver in Istanbul’s Sultangazi district.
The driver, his religiously married wife, was trying to park the vehicle on a sidewalk when she lost control.
The man was taken to Haseki Training and Research Hospital, where he died despite treatment.
Police detained the driver, and an investigation was ongoing.
- Who
- Hayrettin Şen, 72, died. The driver was his religiously married wife, Mehrınoz B., 45.
- What
- A pickup truck struck Şen during a parking maneuver, and he later died in hospital.
- When
- October 7, at about 13:30.
- Where
- Uğur Mumcu neighborhood, Sultangazi district, Istanbul.
- Why
- The driver reportedly pressed the accelerator too hard while maneuvering onto the sidewalk and lost control.
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The pickup truck struck Şen as the driver maneuvered toward the sidewalk in Sultangazi.
Şen was taken to Haseki Training and Research Hospital, where he died.
Police detained the driver and took her to Esentepe Police Center.
- Victim
- Hayrettin Şen, 72
- Driver
- Mehrınoz B., 45
- Location
- Uğur Mumcu neighborhood, Sultangazi, Istanbul
- Collision time
- October 7, about 13:30
- Hospital
- Haseki Training and Research Hospital
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