Chain accident on Istanbul TEM Otoyolu: 5 people injured

The traffic accident that occurred on the TEM Otoyolu in Istanbul's Silivri district negatively affected transportation in the region for a while. In the incident that took place in the morning hours, a chain collision involving three different vehicles occurred. Due to the severity of the accident, material damage occurred in the vehicles, and moments of panic were experienced among the drivers and passengers. Security forces arriving at the scene immediately started work to check the condition of the injured. Long queues of vehicles formed on the road due to the accident, and drivers were diverted to alternative routes.

Immediately after the accident, health teams were notified for the seriously injured and ambulances were dispatched to the scene. The health personnel who reached the scene removed the 5 injured people from inside the vehicles and performed the first intervention on the field. While the condition of some of the injured remained critical, others escaped with minor scratches. After the first intervention, the injured were taken to surrounding hospitals by ambulances for treatment and observation. It was stated that the cases referred to the hospital did not have life-threatening risks, but their health conditions were closely monitored.

Traffic police teams examining the accident site began to collect and report evidence on how the incident occurred. While damage assessment was made at the point where the vehicles interlocked, factors causing the accident began to be investigated. Traffic teams provided a controlled flow on the relevant section of the highway to provide a safe examination environment. Details such as the formation of the accident and the speed factor were examined by experts to be processed into the police report. After the examination, work was started to remove the vehicles from the road and reopen the road to traffic.

Due to the chain traffic accident, vehicles on the relevant lane of the TEM Otoyolu came to a halt and heavy traffic occurred. Drivers accumulating in the area of the accident were evacuated with the warnings of the police teams and had to wait due to the slowing flow. Although passage was tried to be provided from the other lanes of the highway, the tempo slowed down due to the visibility of the accident and curious drivers. Traffic teams took extensive security measures to open the road and prevent a possible second accident. After the road was cleaned, precautions were taken in the area for a while for the traffic to return to normal.

This incident, which occurred at the Silivri entrance, once again revealed how sensitive balances the traffic in the region possesses. Experts warn drivers, especially on highways, to comply with the inter-vehicle distance and pay attention to speed limits. While it is stated that chain accidents usually occur due to insufficient following distance and carelessness, an unlucky accident brought negligence together. The information that the health condition of the injured was improving was a comforting detail for those who witnessed the incident and were concerned. After the work carried out for the regional traffic to return to normal was completed, the road entered service at full capacity again.