The driver who changed the tire of the truck he was driving on the Anatolian highway in Sakarya died after being hit by another truck.
The tire of a TIR loaded with rebar, driven by Berat Akbaş, heading towards Ankara, in Yeni Mahalle, a location in the Sapanca district of the Anatolian Highway, exploded.
Akbaş, who pulled his car into the safe lane, tried to change the flat tire when F.Ö. coming from behind. Another truck driven by (48) crashed. According to reports from other drivers, medical teams, highway gendarmes and fire brigades were dispatched to the scene.
Upon examination, the medical team determined that the truck driver had died. Akbaş's body was taken to the morgue of the Sapanca District State Hospital after investigation at the scene. After checking in there, he was sent to the Sakarya Training and Research Hospital Korucuk Pre-Autopsy Center. Truck driver F.Ö. was taken into custody. The investigation into the accident continues.
