32-year-old Yakup Özdoğan, who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident that occurred on October 21 in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, has passed away at the hospital where he was receiving treatment.
The accident took place around 00:00 on the Güzeltepe Hasdal-Okmeydanı connecting road. According to allegations, the motorcycle driven by Özdoğan rear-ended a light commercial vehicle driven by F.T. Özdoğan, who was thrown by the impact, fell in front of a car driven by C.Ç.
Upon reports from bystanders, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Özdoğan, who was taken to the hospital by ambulance in critical condition, could not be saved despite medical interventions. His body was delivered to his family following autopsy procedures at the Council of Forensic Medicine.
Yakup Özdoğan's older brother, Muhsin Özdoğan, stated that his brother had called him about an hour before the accident and mentioned that there was a malfunction with his motorcycle. Stating that he wanted to go help, the brother noted that his sibling said he had resolved the issue and continued on his way.
Arguing that the accident was not caused by a malfunction in the motorcycle, the brother, Muhsin Özdoğan, said that the statements of three people regarding the incident have been taken. Claiming that a driver had squeezed his brother, Özdoğan stated that the accident has not yet been clarified in all its aspects.
According to what the officers there conveyed, another vehicle ran over my brother after he fell off the motorcycle. But everything is not fully clear yet. We will learn more when it becomes clear.
Explaining that the family had experienced a similar tragedy before, Muhsin Özdoğan said, "His hometown was Malatya. My late older brother also died in a motorcycle accident 10 years ago. He will be buried next to him."
Yakup Özdoğan was laid to rest on October 23 in his hometown of Malatya, following the funeral prayer held after the noon prayer at the Yeşiltepe City Cemetery Mosque.
News Source: 12punto
