← Back to diffwire

Brothers trapped in grain silo; one injured after falling into machinery

5 unique / 6 total | Updated 18h ago | Created 1d ago

A tragic accident occurred at a wheat storage facility where two brothers became separated during an incident involving structural failure and mechanical entrapment, with reports confirming that 14-year-old Melih lost several fingers when his hand was caught in machine parts after losing balance on falling debris while the older brother remains trapped under collapsed walls.

  1. 1
    A tragic accident occurred in Çorum involving two brothers who were trapped together under a collapsing wall.
  2. 2
    One brother was crushed beneath the debris while his younger 14-year-old sibling suffered severe injuries to their fingers after they grabbed for balance and got caught on machinery when stability failed.
Mar 14 "Melih" lost his balance and caught her hand in a machine; fingers were cut off.

A man named Melih lost his fingers after grabbing a machine to steady himself when he fell while climbing the wall of an elevator shaft.

— (Yenisafak)

The fingerless hand that grabbed for balance as it slipped down into the hole was caught by machinery, resulting in amputations and leaving one child's body hanging from above.

— (Cumhuriyet.com.tr)