In an accident that occurred in the Konyaaltı district of Antalya, 2 people lost their lives and 4 people were injured after a light commercial vehicle plunged into a cliff approximately 50 meters deep.
The accident took place at around 19:30 in the Aşağıin locality on Salkıkent Street in the Doyran neighborhood. According to the information obtained, the light commercial vehicle with license plate 07 NAP 43, driven by Cemal Oktay (67), who was traveling from Saklıkent towards the Antalya city center, lost control on a curve, broke through the barriers, and fell into the cliff.
Other drivers who noticed the vehicle tumbling down reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Upon the notification, AFAD, fire department, gendarmerie, and numerous medical teams were dispatched to the region.
During the checks at the scene, medical teams determined that the driver, Cemal Oktay, and Şükrü Fidan (62), who was in the vehicle, had lost their lives. Bedriye C.O., Leyla T., Berivan O., and a young person named Furkan survived the accident with injuries.
AFAD and fire department teams extracted the injured from where they were trapped after an operation that lasted about half an hour. The injured were taken to the hospital by ambulances after receiving initial treatment at the scene.
The bodies of the two people who lost their lives in the accident were taken to the Antalya Forensic Medicine Institute morgue following the investigation by gendarmerie teams. It was reported that the investigation into the accident is ongoing.
News Source: 12punto
