Fatal Bus-Truck Collision in Northern Israel Kills Driver, Injures 19
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
A 61-year-old bus driver died and 19 others were injured in a fatal crash between a bus and a truck on Highway 91 in northern Israel on Wednesday. One person was seriously injured and airlifted to Ziv Hospital, while 18 others sustained 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 was killed in a collision with a truck in northern Israel.
- Nineteen people were injured in the fatal accident on Highway 91.
- One person suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to Ziv Hospital.
- Eighteen others sustained minor injuries and were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
- Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
- Highway 91 was temporarily closed to traffic in both directions.
A 61-year-old bus driver was killed in a fatal collision between his bus and a truck on Highway 91 near the Mahanayim junction in northern Israel on Wednesday. Emergency medical services pronounced the 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 transported by ambulance to the same hospital. The accident occurred around noon, and police have opened an investigation into its circumstances. Highway 91 was closed to traffic in both directions following the crash. "This is a shocking road 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, with no pulse and no breathing. After complex rescue operations, we provided him with medical treatment, and then we had to pronounce him dead."
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