In Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, on Kemerburgaz Istanbul Airport Road, a service minibus carrying foreign tourists first hit a lighted warning sign and then a pickup truck during road maintenance work. The pickup truck then collided with a nearby street sweeper, causing a chain reaction accident in the area.
The minibus driver, four passengers inside the minibus, and the pickup truck driver were injured in the accident. The total number of injured was recorded as six.
Following the notification, police, fire brigade, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Police secured the area while firefighters rescued the driver trapped inside the minibus and handed him over to medical personnel.
The injured were taken to hospitals after initial treatment at the scene. The accident caused a brief traffic congestion in the work zone on the road.