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Towie star Yazmin Oukhellou screamed ‘help me, my friend is dead’ after crash that killed Jake McLean, official reveals
TOWIE’s Yazmin Oukhellou screamed “help me, help me, my friend is dead” after the car crash in Turkey which tragically killed her boyfriend, an official has revealed.
The reality TV star, 28, pulled herself from the overturned Mercedes and climbed from the ditch then desperately waved down passing cars nearby.
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A man pulled over and helped Yazmin, whose arm was bleeding, then called emergency services who tried to save her on-off boyfriend Jake McLean, 33.
They careered around 70ft from the road as they went round a bend, plunging 30ft into a ditch at 4.30am on Sunday while driving from seaside tourist resort Bodrum to Yalikavak.
The new details emerged as fresh pictures showed the horrendous damage to their rental Mercedes E200d.
Jake tragically died at the scene and Yazmin is being treated for “extremely serious” arm injuries in a private hospital with mum Lisa by her side.
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Prosecutors in Bodrum believe the crash was an accident but Jake may have been going over 40mph.
They are investigating whether Jake may have been drink-driving as the crash happened in a “touristy area” around the time nightclubs close.
They are awaiting autopsy results which will establish if he had any alcohol in his system.
An official from the prosecutor’s office told The Sun: “Yazmin was awake, she got herself out the car and on to the road and shouted ‘help me, help me! My friend is dead’.
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“Her arm was bleeding but she somehow managed to get to the road. The driver helped her with her injuries and called emergency services.
“Jake Robert McLean was speeding. When he was turning, he went over the edge.
“On the turn he didn’t push the brake, that’s why he flew off.”
Yazmin was wearing a seatbelt but it is feared Jake - who was apparently in Turkey for a business deal - was not.
She is in a stable condition at Acibadem Bodrum Hospital and will be interviewed by prosecutors when she is well enough.
Jake’s body is in a morgue and his mum Anita Walsh was said to be visiting Turkish police to give a statement today.
Prosecutors said he hired the blue car in Istanbul. It is now at a car pound in Yalikavak.
Its windscreen was shattered and smashed inwards, the roof caved in on the driver’s side and there were blood stains inside.
It also had heavy damage to its rear and side and the airbags had been deployed.
Hairspray, shoes and a box of tissues could be seen inside as well as debris from the car.
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Yazmin had moved to Dubai with on-off partner Jake during Covid, but she remains a major Towie figure.
Jake rose to fame when he dated fellow Towie star Lauren Goodger, 35, who is said to be devastated by the accident, between 2012 and 2016.
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