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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 9 July 2023)
The Angel of Death never runs out of tricks.
Turkish Airlines (THY) pilot Saygın Doğan was killed when a stone came
through his car window while he was driving from Ankara to Istanbul on
21 June. A Gendarmerie investigation has determined that an accident in
the opposite highway lane caused the stone to fly off and into Doğan's
windshield.
Doğan (38) was returning to Istanbul from Ankara with his sisters Simge
(34) and Sezgi Doğan (38) after visiting their grandmother on the occasion
of Kurban Bayramı (feast of sacrifice). Upon reaching Ankara's
Kahramankazan district, a stone crashed through Dogan's windshield,
hitting Doğan and causing him to lose control of his vehicle, which
crashed into the highway barrier. He died and his sisters were injured.
In order to determine how the accident occurred the Gendarmerie
investigated and reviewed video of cars passing in the opposite (toward
Ankara) direction at that time. One white vehicle was seen to have some
damage on its side. This vehicle was found to belong to A.D. and he was
taken into custody by the Gendarmerie in Sivas.
In his statement, A.D. explained that he had hit a highway barrier about
1 kilometer away from the point of Dogan's accident. His car suffered
some damage but he was able to continue. He noticed Doğan's accident
on the opposite side of the highway but assumed it had no connection to
his own accident. The Gendarmerie's investigation determined that a
stone on the road flew across into Doğan's windshield when A.D.'s car
hit the barrier.
A.D. was released after giving his statement. However (!), the Gendarmerie
discovered that the stone that caused Doğan's death was one of a pile of
stones left at the point of A.D.'s accident by a subcontractor firm of the
Turkish Highways Department. Consequently, a statement was taken from
an official of the firm and an investigation has been started involving A.D.
and the firm for "neglect that caused a death."
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