Travels have started for the 9-day holiday.
In his post on his social media account, Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya conveyed the traffic incidents in the 1-hour period on Saturday, April 6, 2024, the first day of the holiday, and gave a vital message to the drivers.
Minister Yerlikaya stated in his post that the teams inspected 24 thousand 651 vehicles across the country, where 411 traffic accidents occurred in a 588-hour period, and that in addition to speed and radar operations on 19 thousand 654 vehicles, various operations were carried out on 37 thousand 130 vehicles, "Unfortunately, 9 deaths occurred in traffic accidents on the first day of the holiday." Our citizen lost his life. One thousand 47 of our citizens were injured. May God have mercy on our citizens who lost their lives, and I wish a speedy recovery to our injured. Please follow the traffic rules strictly and do not speed excessively. Let's not forget to wear seat belts in both our vehicles and buses. Journeys are there to reunite you with your loved ones, not to separate you. "Please keep in mind: YOU CANNOT COMPETE WITH LIFE," he said.
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