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2 clusters · 11 sources · 14 days · First seen · Last updated
Heavy vehicle incidents in Turkey
Overview
The provided reports detail two separate incidents involving heavy vehicles in Turkey.
In Kastamonu, a Volvo truck caught fire on the D100 highway in Tosya due to a mechanical failure. A concrete mixer driver, Abdülkadir Alışkan, used his vehicle’s water tank to suppress the flames before fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported, though the truck sustained material damage.
In Hatay, a concrete mixer driver in the Samandağ district was fined 191,867 TL after being filmed leaking concrete onto the Samandağ-Antakya ring road. Local residents raised safety concerns, noting that hardened concrete creates dangerous surfaces for motorists, particularly motorcyclists.
Entities
Afşin · Abdülkadir Alışkan · Hikmet Yıldız · Duygu Mert · Dedebaba Mahallesi
Timeline
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6 days ago
[CRIME] 5 sourcesSamandağ concrete mixer driver fined 191,867 TL for leaking concrete on roadA concrete mixer driver in Hatay, Turkey, was fined 191,867 TL for leaking concrete onto a public road, creating significant safety hazards for motorists.
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19 days ago
[CRIME] 6 sourcesTosya truck fire suppressed by concrete mixer driverA concrete mixer driver prevented a major fire on Turkey's D100 highway by using his vehicle's water tank to suppress flames from a malfunctioning truck in Tosya.
Sources
gazetedamga.com.tr · gzt.com · haber7.com · haberport.com · ilkhaber-gazetesi.com · medyagazete.com · mersinhaber.com · safakgazete.com · sondakika.com · takagazete.com.tr · yesiligdir.com