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Fatal traffic accidents Legal proceedings in Eskişehir fatal traffic accidents
Two separate fatal traffic accidents Legal proceedings are advancing in the Eskişehir province have resulted regarding the death of 3-year-old Elif Mavi Avli. Following an accident on September 3 in legal proceedings against the drivers involved. Vişnelik neighborhood, where driver Fatoş Akıl Bilgesoy struck the child and her mother, Merve Avli, an indictment has been prepared. Bilgesoy faces a potential prison sentence of 2 to 15 years for ‘causing death and injury by negligence.’ Expert reports have indicated that the driver was 100% at fault, noting that the child was dragged 14 meters by the vehicle. In a separate incident in the Tepebaşı district, an indictment was prepared against Levent Ç. for “Taksirle ‘Taksirle Ölüme Neden Olma” Olma’ (causing death by negligence) following a collision on Eti Street. The accident involved Street involving a light commercial vehicle and a motorcycle operated by university student Berfin Yılmaz, a university student, who passed away after being transported to Yunus Emre State Hospital. In a separate incident in the Odunpazarı district, driver Fatoş Akıl Bilgesoy faces a potential prison sentence of 2 to 15 years. Bilgesoy is charged with “causing death and injury by negligence” after striking Merve Avli and her 3-year-old daughter, Elif Mavi Avli, in the Vişnelik neighborhood. While the mother sustained minor injuries, the child died at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty Hospital. Following an objection by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Bilgesoy was detained and sent to prison.