Ali Yerlikaya shares the grim toll of the holiday break

With the end of the Ramadan Feast holiday, the intensity of return traffic has begun on the highways.

On the 8th day of the holiday (April 13), 628 traffic accidents occurred.

Traffic teams inspected 382 thousand 467 vehicles. Speeding and radar citations were issued to 25 thousand 215 vehicles, while other penalties were applied to 34 thousand 407 vehicles.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared the grim toll of the traffic accidents that occurred during the first 8 days of the holiday.

Yerlikaya reported that a total of 4 thousand 498 traffic accidents occurred in 8 days, 66 citizens lost their lives, and 8 thousand 352 people were injured.

Here is Yerlikaya's post;

Today is the last day of the Ramadan Feast holiday. There is traffic density on our highways.

?? Throughout the holiday, our Traffic Police and Gendarmerie Traffic units continued their inspections without interruption and continue to do so.

On the 8th day of the holiday, Saturday, April 13, 2024;… pic.twitter.com/hntirLqoFG

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) April 14, 2024

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