Road accidents kill 70 during Eid holiday in Türkiye
A total of 70 people lost their lives in traffic accidents during the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday across Türkiye, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced on June 1.
Although the Eid al-Adha lasts four days, millions of people extended it into a nine-day break by combining it with the weekend, turning it into a major travel period.
Many citizens took to the roads either to visit tourism destinations or travel to their hometowns for family visits, resulting in heavy nationwide traffic.
“In spite of all our measures, unfortunately 70 of our citizens lost their lives in traffic accidents during the Eid holiday period,” Çiftçi said in a social media statement.
