One Dead, 19 Injured in Northern Israel Bus-Truck Collision
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
A 61-year-old bus driver died and 19 people were injured in a fatal crash involving a bus and a truck on Highway 91 in northern Israel on Wednesday. One passenger suffered severe injuries and was airlifted, while 18 others had minor injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the accident, which led to the closure of the highway.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- A 61-year-old bus driver died in a fatal collision with a truck in northern Israel.
- Nineteen people were injured in the crash, including one seriously and 18 with minor injuries.
- The accident occurred on Highway 91 near the Mahanayim junction on Wednesday.
- The bus driver was found trapped and unconscious before being pronounced dead at the scene.
- Police have opened an investigation into the cause of the collision.
- Highway 91 was temporarily closed to traffic in all directions following the incident.
A 61-year-old bus driver was killed and 19 others were injured in a fatal collision between a bus and a truck on Highway 91 near the Mahanayim junction in northern Israel on Wednesday. Emergency services pronounced the bus driver dead at the scene after he was found trapped and unconscious. Another person sustained severe injuries, including limb trauma, and was airlifted to Ziv Hospital. Eighteen others suffered minor injuries and were also transported to the hospital by ambulance. The police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the crash, and Highway 91 was closed to traffic in both directions. Magen David Adom received the initial report of the accident at 12:00 PM. "This is a shocking traffic accident," said Gil Ad Ben Hamou, an emergency medical technician with Magen David Adom. "The vehicles had very severe front-end damage. The bus driver was trapped, unconscious, without a pulse or breathing. After complex rescue operations, we provided him with medical treatment and were forced to pronounce him dead."
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