Ilkan Karaman lost his life after a shocking hit by a passing car in the city of Datça, Turkey…
As reported by basketfaul.com.tr, the vehicle driven by a driver who is said to have been intoxicated struck the well-known basketball athlete, who was standing on the sidewalk.
Karaman, an accomplished diver himself, went to Datça to dive and was waiting at the side of the road for his friend who was refueling when the vehicle lost control and mounted the sidewalk. It was reported that Karaman, who got trapped under the vehicle from the accident, unfortunately lost consciousness at the scene.
Born in 1990, he played in the youth teams of Tofaş Bursa and later for Karsiyaka, Fener, Besiktas, Le Mans, Antibes, Manisaspor, while he had several appearances for the national teams of Turkey.