The fog caused a 15-vehicle pile-up on the TEM highway near Bahçeşehir Tuesday morning, leaving four people injured. The accident started when a delivery truck driven by Yusuf Bezirci went out of control as its brakes failed, hitting several cars before coming to a halt after colliding with another delivery truck. The chain-reaction crash left Bezirci trapped in his truck until rescuers could extricate him. Including Bezirci, four people were injured in the pile-up.The dense fog also led to flight delays at İstanbul Atatürk Airport early Tuesday morning. Nine airplanes which had been expected to land at Atatürk were redirected to nearby airports since visibility had decreased to less than 100 meters, the State Airports Management General Directorate (DHMİ) announced yesterday.
Four of these flights were sent to Ankara Esenboğa Airport, while the other five were directed to Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Meanwhile, several flights to Stuttgart, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Bucharest were cancelled. At 7 a.m. DHMİ officials stated that the airport’s flight schedule was back to normal after visibility increased.
The İstanbul strait was closed by the coast guard to marine traffic in the morning to prevent any accidents from the fog at 7:05 a.m. and re-opened at midday, when the fog lifted. The city line ferries continued to operate without any delay or cancellation.
