ISTANBUL: Five people were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when a truck crashed into a crowd of mourners at a funeral in the southeastern Turkish province of Kahramanmaras on Saturday, AFP news agency reported citing official sources.
Reports from the local press indicate that the catastrophic incident was triggered by the truck’s brake system failing, causing it to speed uncontrollably down a road that overlooked a cemetery where numerous people had assembled for a funeral.
Injured in Truck Crash Accident in Hospital
Provincial governor Mukerrem Unluer expressed the grim situation, stating, “At this stage, there are five dead and 25 injured. Some of the injured persons are in critical condition,” Turkish media reported.
Images captured by Turkey’s DHA agency vividly portrayed the aftermath of the tragedy, with the overturned truck lying adjacent to a crushed white car, serving as a stark reminder of the sudden and devastating impact of the accident.
