Excavation truck crashes into Pendik pharmacy, injuring seven in Istanbul
An excavation truck crashed into a pharmacy in Istanbul's Pendik district on Friday, injuring seven people, Cumhuriyet reported.
An excavation truck crashed into a pharmacy in the Pendik district of Istanbul on Friday, injuring seven people, Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet reported.
Cumhuriyet, which first reported the crash, did not give the time of the incident, what caused the vehicle to hit the pharmacy, or the severity of the injuries.
No deaths were reported. The outlet did not say whether the pharmacy building was structurally damaged.
Istanbul's municipal and emergency authorities had not issued a public statement on the crash at the time of reporting, and it was not clear whether an investigation had been opened.
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What we know
- 1 outlet An excavation truck crashed into a pharmacy in Pendik, Istanbul, on Friday.
- 1 outlet Seven people were injured, Cumhuriyet reported.
- 1 outlet No deaths were reported.
- 1 outlet The cause of the crash was not reported.
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Why it matters for Europe
The cause of the crash, the severity of the injuries and whether the pharmacy remained open afterwards were not reported. No further casualties or deaths were recorded in connection with the incident.
Sources
Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- NTV Türkiye: Meteorolojiden sarı kodlu uyarı: Yağmur Trakya'dan giriş yaptı, İstanbul için saat belli oldu
- Sözcü: İstanbul'da haraç operasyonu: 18 adrese baskın, 12 gözaltı
- Sözcü: Yağmur bugün Trakya'dan giriş yaptı: İstanbul'u etkisi altına alacağı saat verildi
- Cumhuriyet: AKOM'dan hafta sonu uyarısı: İstanbul'da hava yeniden serinliyor
- Sözcü: İstanbul'un köklü hastanesinde sapık alarmı! Flaşını patlattı, yakayı ele verdi
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Questions and answers
- Where did the crash happen?
- In the Pendik district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Türkiye.
- How many people were hurt?
- Seven people were injured, according to Cumhuriyet.
- What caused the crash?
- The cause had not been reported at the time of writing.
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