Minibus Carrying Undocumented Migrants Overturns into Erziki Stream in Hakkari: 20 Injured
Driver loses control of vehicle while attempting to flee from gendarmerie units; 20 people were in a vehicle designed for 12 passengers.
On the Hakkari-Van highway at the Erziki location, approximately 30 kilometers from Hakkari city center, a minibus reported to be carrying undocumented migrants from Afghanistan overturned into the Erziki Stream. Twenty people were injured in the accident.
The incident occurred during a gendarmerie checkpoint operation in the region. Upon noticing the gendarmerie units, the driver, instead of stopping, turned onto the road toward Akbulut Village in an attempt to flee the area. However, the driver lost control of the steering, and the vehicle veered off the road and overturned into the stream. The minibus, reported to have a capacity of 12 passengers, was found to contain 20 people.
Following a report of the incident, gendarmerie and health teams were dispatched to the scene. After initial treatment at the accident site, the injured were transported by ambulance to Hakkari State Hospital. The gendarmerie launched an investigation into the accident and the undocumented migrants in the vehicle.
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- PrimaryHabertürk