Actor Ali Bilensir Dies in Bursa Tunnel Crash; Son Injured, Driver Re-arrested
Voice actor and motorcyclist Ali Bilensir was killed when a car crossed into his lane in the Doğancı Tunnel; his 12-year-old son suffered permanent leg damage and the driver was re-arrested after initial release.
KEY POINTS
- Ali Bilensir, 52, died in a head-on collision in Doğancı Tunnel on 17 May 2026
- His 12-year-old son Can suffered permanent leg damage and 2 cm shortening after three surgeries
- Driver Bilal Çoban crossed into oncoming lane, per tunnel security footage
- Çoban re-arrested after prosecution appealed his earlier release
- Family was en route to a motorcycle festival; event cancelled after crash
On 17 May 2026, voice actor Ali Bilensir, 52, was riding a motorcycle with his 12-year-old son Can through the Doğancı Tunnel on the Bursa-Orhaneli road when a car driven by Bilal Çoban veered into the oncoming lane and struck them head-on. Bilensir died at the scene; Can was critically injured and has since undergone three surgeries, leaving permanent damage and a two-centimetre shortening of his leg, with further operations expected.
Security camera footage showed the car suddenly leaving its lane inside the tunnel and hitting the motorcycle, throwing both riders into the air. Bilensir's wife Figen, riding behind with their other son, witnessed the crash and suffered a nervous breakdown.
“The family had been travelling to a motorcycle festival in Orhaneli, which was cancelled after the accident.”
Çoban was initially arrested but later released pending trial. Following a prosecution appeal, a court issued a new detention order for his re-arrest. The family had been travelling to a motorcycle festival in Orhaneli, which was cancelled after the accident. Bilensir was buried at Emirsultan Cemetery in Yıldırım district following an autopsy.
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