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Turkey's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on June 20 that 49 people have died and 7,683 have been injured in traffic accidents during the first six days of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
In a social media post, Yerlikaya detailed that these traffic accidents occurred between Saturday and Friday.
Specifically, on June 20, the sixth day of the holiday, 696 traffic accidents were reported, resulting in 13 deaths and 1,133 injuries.
The announcement underscores the heightened risk of traffic accidents during major holidays in Turkey, emphasizing the need for increased road safety measures during such periods. (ILKHA)
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