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Three injured in crash on Istanbul's TEM highway
A chain-reaction crash injured three people on the TEM highway near Tekstilkent in Istanbul.
The crash happened after a car reportedly lost control and hit a tow truck.
The tow truck then struck another car travelling in the same direction and a transformer before stopping.
The three injured people were taken to hospital after emergency teams treated them at the scene.
Two lanes were closed, causing traffic delays.
Traffic returned to normal after the vehicles were removed from the road.
Authorities have started an investigation into the crash.
Three people were injured in a chain-reaction crash on Istanbul’s TEM highway.
The crash happened near Tekstilkent at around 23:15.
A car hit a tow truck after its driver lost control, according to the report.
The tow truck then struck another car travelling in the same direction and a transformer.
Two lanes were closed, causing traffic congestion, before traffic returned to normal after the vehicles were removed.
- Who
- Three people were injured.
- What
- A chain-reaction crash involved a car, a tow truck, another car and a transformer.
- When
- At around 23:15. The date of the crash was not stated.
- Where
- The TEM highway near Tekstilkent in Istanbul.
- Why
- The report said the first car’s driver lost control. The cause of the loss of control was not stated.
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A car hit a tow truck near Tekstilkent on the TEM highway.
The tow truck struck another car and a transformer, and three people were injured.
Paramedics treated the injured and took them to hospital.
The closed lanes reopened and traffic returned to normal.
- Injured
- 3 people
- Crash location
- TEM highway near Tekstilkent, Istanbul
- Crash time
- Around 23:15
- First car registration
- 34 MFK 596
- Road closure
- Two lanes were closed briefly