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Turkey traffic accidents continue

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Turkey traffic accidents continue

Traffic incidents continued persisted across Turkey in early August 2026, adding to extending a pattern of loss‑of‑control and driver‑error events reported in July. On 4 August a series of crashes occurred were recorded in multiple several cities. In İzmir, İzmir’s Karabağlar district an out‑of‑control car driven by an intoxicated driver smashed into a döner kebab shop and an adjacent egg store, destroying shop, breaking a wall and shattering thousands of eggs; police arrested the driver was arrested and opened a reckless‑driving investigation. investigation opened. In Kırıkkale a truck rear‑ended a tow truck, tow‑truck, injuring two people, drivers, one seriously. A two‑car collision between two cars on Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Paşa Avenue in Kars left wounded four with minor injuries. pedestrians. In Niğde a car vehicle breached an overpass barrier and fell several metres, causing leaving one occupant severely injured; a severe injury. A pedestrian‑related separate Niğde crash in Sultangazi, Istanbul, injured two vehicle occupants. Two motorcyclists were killed a woman and seriously injured in Konya. In Manisa businessman Hasan Köroğlu died when his car rolled over a passenger. Aksaray police fined a heavily intoxicated driver 295,438 TL after losing control. A commercial vehicle in Muğla plunged into a creek while avoiding staged breakdown. A video from Bursa showed a collision, injuring haulage truck making an unsafe lane change, prompting safety warnings. Pedestrian‑related crashes in Sultangazi, Istanbul, and two occupants. Emergency services responded to each incident motorcyclist collisions in Konya’s Ereğli district also caused injuries. The string of accidents underscores ongoing road‑safety challenges and investigations were launched to determine causes, including the consequences of driver impairment and vehicle failures. error.

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  1. 2026-08-06 15:47 UTC Turkey traffic accidents continue
  2. 2026-08-06 11:41 UTC Turkey traffic accidents
  3. 2026-08-06 09:36 UTC Turkey traffic accidents
  4. 2026-08-05 12:49 UTC Turkey traffic accidents
  5. 2026-08-05 06:34 UTC Turkey traffic accidents
  6. 2026-08-04 18:04 UTC Turkey traffic accidents

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