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Man killed after motorcycle hits him at crossing in Beylikdüzü
A 65-year-old man, Hakan Ercan, died after a motorcycle hit him in Beylikdüzü.
The crash happened on Yavuz Sultan Selim Boulevard on October 10.
Ercan was trying to cross at a pedestrian crossing when he lost his balance and fell in the road.
A motorcycle travelling along the road ran over him.
The rider also fell and was injured, then taken to hospital by ambulance.
Emergency medical teams could not save Ercan.
After treatment, the rider was expected to be taken to a police station to give a statement.
Hakan Ercan, 65, died after a motorcycle ran over him at a pedestrian crossing in Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü district.
Ercan fell while trying to cross the road, and the motorcycle struck him as he lay on the ground.
The motorcycle rider, identified as F.T., was injured and taken to hospital.
The crash happened on 10 October on Yavuz Sultan Selim Boulevard in the Adnan Kahveci neighbourhood.
- Who
- Hakan Ercan, 65, was killed. The motorcycle rider, identified as F.T., was injured.
- What
- A motorcycle ran over Ercan after he fell at a pedestrian crossing.
- When
- 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Yavuz Sultan Selim Boulevard in the Adnan Kahveci neighbourhood of Beylikdüzü, Istanbul.
- Why
- Ercan lost his balance and fell while trying to cross. The article says the motorcycle was moving fast.
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Ercan fell while trying to cross the road at a pedestrian crossing.
A motorcycle ran over Ercan, and its rider fell after losing control of the handlebars.
Emergency medical teams treated Ercan, but he died; the injured rider was taken to hospital.
- Victim
- Hakan Ercan, 65
- Crash date
- 10 October 2026
- Crash location
- Yavuz Sultan Selim Boulevard, Adnan Kahveci neighbourhood, Beylikdüzü
- Motorcycle rider
- F.T., injured and taken to hospital
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