Sükrü Dinç who was driving the tractor trailer hit Engin Duman's car from behind at around 3:00 a.m Saturday morning at the entrance to the Maslak tunnel. According to a police report, after the trailer hit the car, the car was pushed along in front of the tractor trailer as it sped through the tunnel without breaking. After a while, the trailer stopped by hitting the sides of the tunnel. In panic, the driver fled the spot.
Police and firemen struggled for hours to take the car out of the trailer. Three smashed dead bodies were found in the car.
Durmus Arslan, 37, and Seyithan Enci, 27, were on their way to Bursa accompanied with a friend, Engin Duman, 29, the owner of the car.
It is believed that Sükrü Dinç, driver of the trailer, fell asleep in his seat, thus causing the catastrophe. In his statement Dinç claimed that the brakes did not work. Dinç was arrested and put in prison.
According to the new penal code which will be active as of June 1, Sükrü Dinç could be facing 3 to 15 years' imprisonment - a higher penalty
compared with the previous code.
