Truck crashes into group of truck drivers eating by the roadside

Five people were injured in the İskenderun district of Hatay after a truck crashed into a group of truck drivers who were eating by the side of the road.

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The accident occurred on the E-5 highway near the Azganlık neighborhood of the İskenderun district. The truck with license plate 31 ACM 274 crashed into a group of truck drivers who were eating next to their parked vehicles after the driver lost control of the steering wheel due to the rainy weather. Five people were injured in the accident. 

Following a report made to the 112 Emergency Call Center, police, ambulance, and fire department teams were dispatched to the scene.

The fire department teams that arrived at the scene in a short time rescued the injured from where they were trapped and handed them over to the medical teams. 

Following the initial intervention by the medical teams, the injured were transported to İskenderun and Dörtyol State Hospitals.