Armored police vehicle crashes into 6 vehicles, wounding 3 people

* Source: Anadolu Agency (AA)

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With its driver having lost the steering control, the armored police vehicle crashed into six vehicles in İstanbul's Sarıyer yesterday (October 24). Three people have been wounded in the crash.

The armored vehicle named "Ejder" (Dragon) of the İstanbul Security Directorate's Special Operation Branch Directorate was on its way to Sarıyer along the Büyükdere Street. The driver lost the steering control while the vehicle was underway on the wet road as a result of rainfall.

The armored vehicle first crashed into a tree on the sidewalk, then into six vehicles underway. It could stop after hitting the median.

Following the paramedics' first aid at the scene of the incident, three wounded people were taken to a hospital.

While two vehicles that were involved in the crash were severely damaged, the other four were also reportedly damaged.

TİHV-HRFT data

The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV-HRFT) prepared an infographic about the deaths that were caused by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions in Turkey in the last years.

According to the TİHV-HRFT data, 16 people in total, including nine children and one person with disabilities, lost their lives by being run over by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions in Turkey from January 1, 2018 to September 10, 2021.

The infographic prepared by the TİHV-HRFT Documentation Center also showed that 41 people, including 13 children, were wounded by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions.

The incidents were listed by years as follows:

* In 2018, in 17 separate incidents that occured, 31 people, including six children, were wounded by being hit by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions. Seven people, including two children and one person with disabilities, lost their lives.

* In 2019, in six separate incidents, three people, including two children, were wounded by being hit by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions. Three people, including one child, lost their lives.

* In 2020, in two separate incidents, one person was wounded by being hit by a vehicle of security forces. Two children died.

* As of September 10, six people, including five children, were wounded in seven separate incidents where they were hit by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions in 2021. Four children lost their lives. (AÖ/SD)