A video clip broadcast by Turkish media showed horrific moments when a high-speed truck stormed a popular market crowded with people in the southern province of Mardin.
Turkish media said that at least 10 people were killed and others were injured, as the driver lost control of his truck, which collided with a group of cars and then a crowd of people who were present in a market in the Derik district of Mardin, southeast Turkey.
📣Bir feci kaza haberi de #Mardin'den!
📌Derik ilçesi mevkiinde freni patlayan tır ilk önce iki araca çarpıp takla attı, daha sonra kıraathaneye daldı
📌Meydana gelen zincirleme trafik kazasında 8 kişi hayatını kaybetti, çok sayıda kişi yaralandı
✔️ ABONE OLMAK İÇİN 👇 pic.twitter.com/7d9HSIuUeK
— Dünya Web TV (@webtvdunya) August 20, 2022
Turkish platforms broadcast videos that showed the moment of the run-over recorded from surveillance cameras, and the great state of panic among the people in the market after the truck stormed the place.
Media reports indicated that another horrific traffic accident occurred in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, which killed 16 people and injured dozens.