One Dead, 19 Injured in Northern Israel Bus-Car Collision
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
A fatal road accident on Highway 91 in northern Israel on Wednesday killed one person and injured 19 others when a bus collided with a private car. Rescue forces extricated a trapped victim from the bus who was pronounced dead at the scene. One person suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to the hospital, while 18 others sustained light injuries and were transported by ambulance.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- One person died and 19 were injured in a bus and car crash on Highway 91 in northern Israel.
- The collision occurred near Mahanayim on Wednesday, involving a bus and a private vehicle.
- Emergency services rescued a trapped individual from the bus who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- One person sustained serious injuries and was evacuated by helicopter to the hospital.
- 18 passengers from the bus were treated for light injuries and taken to the hospital.
A severe road accident occurred on Wednesday on Highway 91 near Mahanayim in northern Israel, involving a bus and a private car. The collision resulted in one fatality, one person seriously injured, and 19 others sustaining light injuries.
Emergency rescue forces, including three fire and rescue teams from the Galil Golan station, were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters worked to extract a trapped individual from the bus, who was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. The seriously injured individual was airlifted by helicopter for further medical treatment.
According to Rabbi Reshef Dror Bohnik, the incident commander, firefighters extricated the trapped person from the bus, while MDA paramedics pronounced him dead. Simultaneously, medical teams treated the injured, and the severely wounded person was evacuated by helicopter.
MDA emergency medical technician Gilעד Ben Hamu described the scene as "shocking," with significant damage to the front of both vehicles. He stated that the bus driver was trapped, unconscious, and without vital signs, and despite medical efforts during the complex rescue, his death was confirmed. Paramedics also treated the car driver, who was unconscious with severe leg injuries, and he was evacuated by MDA-Hatzalah Air helicopter to the hospital. The 18 passengers from the bus were transported by MDA ambulances to the hospital with light injuries.
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