Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek claimed that black ice on the roads of Ankara that caused more than 100 traffic accident last week was caused by unidentified people who turned on garden sprinklers by the roadside to deliberately form ice. report Today Zaman

In his remarks during a radio program on Wednesday, Twitter phenomenon Gökçek answered the question about the Ankara’s residents’ problems about transportation in the city.

He said that the traffic accidents on Dec. 22 were the result of sabotage perpetrated by unknown people.

When asked if there was any municipal negligence to blame for the 100-plus traffic accidents that occurred on Dec. 22 due to black ice on the roads, Gökçek said: “On that day, a strange incident happened. Our friends detected that many garden sprinklers on traffic islands were turned on. The water on the road turned to ice. They caught one of them [suspects]; however, it turned out that he wasn’t the right guy. Now, police are searching for those who did this.”

Last week, Atatürk Boulevard in the capital was closed to traffic due to black ice on the roads. Many people were injured in multiple-vehicle collisions. The clashes reportedly caused considerable damage to the vehicles. More than 100 vehicles were involved in the accidents, reports say.