Statement from Interior Minister Yerlikaya regarding the accident on the Van-Hakkari Highway
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 7 people lost their lives and 12 people were injured, 4 of them seriously, in a traffic accident that occurred on the Van-Hakkari Highway.
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Interior Minister Yerlikaya stated in a post on his social media account, "Unfortunately, 7 of our citizens lost their lives and 12 of our citizens were injured in the tragic traffic accident that occurred on the Van-Hakkari Highway today at around 16:30.
Our injured have been transferred to hospitals.
The condition of 4 of our injured is unfortunately critical.
I wish God's mercy upon our citizens who lost their lives in the accident and a speedy recovery to our injured," he said.