World · Middle East · 1 hr ago
Five vehicles collide on Istanbul’s Haliç Bridge, injuring two
A five-vehicle crash took place on Istanbul’s Haliç Bridge on the road toward Atatürk Airport.
The crash began when a car changing lanes hit a taxi, according to the account of the incident.
Two people in the car were injured and taken to hospital by ambulance after receiving initial treatment at the scene.
The crash brought long queues on the bridge in the Atatürk Airport direction.
Traffic was directed onto a side road for a time.
Traffic returned to normal after the vehicles were removed from the scene.
Five vehicles collided on Istanbul’s Haliç Bridge, injuring two people.
The crash happened around midnight on the E-5 highway in the Halıcıoğlu area.
A car travelling towards Atatürk Airport hit a commercial taxi while weaving between lanes, triggering the chain collision.
The two injured people were occupants of that car and were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Traffic towards Atatürk Airport was diverted to a side road before returning to normal after the vehicles were removed.
- Who
- Two occupants of the car that caused the initial collision were injured.
- What
- Five vehicles were involved in a chain collision.
- When
- Around midnight.
- Where
- The Haliç Bridge, in the Halıcıoğlu area of Istanbul’s E-5 highway.
- Why
- A car weaving between lanes hit a commercial taxi, triggering the collision.
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A car travelling towards Atatürk Airport hit a commercial taxi while weaving between lanes, and five vehicles were involved in the resulting collision.
Emergency medical, fire and police teams were sent to the scene, and the two injured people were taken to hospital.
Traffic towards Atatürk Airport returned to normal.
- Vehicles involved
- 5
- Injured
- 2 people
- Location
- Haliç Bridge, Halıcıoğlu area, Istanbul
- Direction affected
- Towards Atatürk Airport
- Initial collision
- A car hit a commercial taxi while weaving between lanes