In Çanakkale's Ezine district on the Çanakkale-İzmir highway, 97-year-old Yusuf Çelik, who had gotten off a minibus returning from a wedding and was trying to cross the road, was hit by a vehicle and died at the scene. The investigation to find the driver, who fled, continues.
Three vehicles that manoeuvred to avoid hitting Çelik crashed into the barriers. Health teams determined that the old man died at the scene. Police and gendarmerie launched an investigation to identify the driver who fled.
