36 people killed in traffic accidents during Eid al-Adha in Turkey

Some 36 people died and 6,550 people were injured in traffic accidents during the first five days of the Eid al-Adha holiday, Turkey’s interior minister announced.

Friday June 21 2024 12:55 am

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Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on June 20 announced that some 36 people died in traffic accidents during the first five days of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

Bayram tatilinin 5. günü 19 Haziran 2024 Çarşamba günü 24 saatlik sürede:
📍6️⃣9️⃣6️⃣ trafik kazası meydana geldi.
📍1️⃣0️⃣ kişi maalesef hayatını kaybetti.
📍1️⃣. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ kişi yaralandı.

📍4️⃣2️⃣5️⃣.0️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ araç denetlendi.
📍2️⃣3️⃣.2️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ araca hız ve radar işlemi,
📍3️⃣5️⃣.9️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ araca ise… pic.twitter.com/bATZx2Iw4S
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) June 20, 2024

In a social media post, Yerlikaya said 6,550 people were injured in traffic accidents that occurred in the first five days of the holiday, between Saturday and Wednesday.

“Please, let's not speed. Let us not neglect to wear seat belts in cars and buses. Let's obey the traffic rules,” he added.

He also said 696 traffic accidents occurred on June 19, the fifth day of the holiday, in which 10 people died and 1205 people were injured.