11 people killed in 2 separate industrial accidents on Aegean coast of Türkiye

By Ferdi Uzun, Halil Fidan and Huseyin Bagis

AYDIN/IZMIR, Türkiye (AA) - Eleven people were killed and several injured Friday in two separate industrial accidents on the Aegean coast of Türkiye.

Four people were killed in a crane accident at a construction site and two are missing, according to the Governor of Izmir, Yavuz Selim Kosger. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

The crane was installed at a 32-story construction site when it collapsed, killing two crane operators, while crane parts fell on a container where workers were staying.

In a separate accident in Aydin province, seven people were killed and five injured when an explosion occurred at a restaurant during an intervention to fix a malfunctioning tube.

Aydin Governor Huseyin Aksoy said a fire in the restaurant was extinguished and the injured were being treated at a hospital.

The bodies of the deceased were also taken to hospitals.