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Two killed and four injured in vehicle crash near Antalya
A light commercial vehicle went over a roughly 50-metre cliff in Doyran, in Antalya, Turkey.
It was travelling from Saklıkent toward Antalya city centre when it went over barriers at a bend.
The driver, Cemal Oktay, 67, and passenger Şükrü Fidan, 62, died.
Four other people in the vehicle were injured and taken to hospital by ambulance.
Emergency, firefighting, gendarmerie and medical teams responded, and rescuers spent about half an hour reaching those hurt.
The crash involved a steep drop and required a coordinated rescue operation.
An investigation into the crash is under way.
Two people were killed and four were injured when a vehicle plunged down a roughly 50-metre ravine near Antalya.
The crash involved a light commercial vehicle travelling from Saklıkent towards Antalya city centre.
The driver, Cemal Oktay, 67, and passenger Şükrü Fidan, 62, died.
Four other occupants were injured and taken to hospital by ambulance.
Emergency teams worked for about half an hour to reach and extract the injured.
- Who
- The vehicle was driven by Cemal Oktay, 67. Six people were in the vehicle; two died and four were injured.
- What
- A light commercial vehicle went over barriers and plunged down a roughly 50-metre ravine.
- When
- Around 19:30 on 11 October 2026.
- Where
- Doyran neighbourhood, Konyaaltı district, near Antalya, Turkey.
- Why
- The vehicle went out of control at a bend. The cause of the crash was not stated.
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The vehicle went over barriers at a bend and plunged down a ravine.
Emergency services were called and AFAD, firefighters, gendarmerie and medical teams were sent to the scene.
Rescue teams extracted the four injured occupants, who were taken to hospital.
The two bodies were taken to the Antalya Forensic Medicine Institute morgue.
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 4
- Ravine depth
- Approximately 50 metres
- Vehicle
- Light commercial vehicle, registration 07 NAP 43
- Driver
- Cemal Oktay, 67
- Crash location
- Doyran neighbourhood, Konyaaltı district, near Antalya
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