The lawsuit filed regarding the chain traffic accident in the Sakarya section of the Northern Marmara Highway, in which 11 people lost their lives and 62 people were injured, continued. The court postponed the hearing in order to eliminate the deficiencies in the file and to wait for final reports.
The hearing held at Sakarya 1st High Criminal Court was attended by 2 defendants who were tried without arrest and 1 plaintiff's lawyer.
Other lawyers who were parties to the case did not attend the hearing by submitting a petition of excuse. After listening to the statements of the parties, the court decided to wait for the final reports requested in the previous hearings and to correct other deficiencies in the file and postponed the hearing to 19 November.
A chain traffic accident occurred in the Taşkısışığı location of the Sakarya crossing of the Northern Marmara Highway on December 28, 2023, at around 04.50 in the area affected by heavy fog, involving 7 vehicles, including 3 passenger buses and 1 truck. 11 people died and 62 people were injured in the accident.
Within the scope of the investigation launched after the incident, 3 of the 7 drivers involved in the accident; The driver of the bus on the Kayseri-Istanbul route is H.Ö., and the driver of the bus on the Ankara-Istanbul route is S.S. and O.K., the driver of the truck traveling from Adana to Bulgaria, were arrested on charges of 'negligently causing the death and injury of more than one person'. Bus driver F.Ç. He was released on condition of judicial control.
At the first hearing of the case, following the defense of the lawyers of the parties, the court decided to release the three detained defendants on condition of judicial control. Currently in the file are truck driver O.K., bus drivers S.S., H.Ö. with F.C. He is being tried without detention. - SAKARYA