Bus Driver Killed, 19 Injured in Northern Israel Crash
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A 61-year-old bus driver died and 19 others were injured, including a seriously hurt truck driver, in a crash between a bus and a truck near Mahanayim in the Upper Galilee on Wednesday. Magen David Adom paramedics treated the casualties, evacuating the most severely injured by helicopter and ambulance to Ziv Hospital in Safed. The cause of the collision on Highway 91 is under investigation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A 61-year-old bus driver was killed in a collision with a truck near Mahanayim.
- Nineteen people were injured in the crash, including the truck driver who is in serious condition.
- Eighteen young adults, around 20 years old, sustained light injuries.
- The accident occurred on Highway 91 in the Upper Galilee region.
- Magen David Adom emergency services responded and transported the injured to Ziv Hospital.
A 61-year-old bus driver was killed Wednesday afternoon in a collision with a truck near Mahanayim in the Upper Galilee. The truck driver sustained serious injuries, and 18 young adults, around 20 years old, were lightly injured.
The accident occurred on Highway 91 near the Mahanayim junction at approximately 12:00 PM. Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical teams responded to the scene. Paramedics treated the injured and transported them to Ziv Hospital in Safed.
The truck driver, approximately 50 years old, was evacuated by helicopter with injuries to his lower limbs. MDA paramedic Gil Ad Ben Hamou described the scene as "shocking," noting severe damage to the front of both vehicles. He stated the bus driver was trapped, unconscious, and without vital signs. Despite complex rescue efforts and medical treatment, the bus driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Simultaneously, other MDA paramedics provided care to the truck driver, who was unconscious and had a severe leg injury, before he was airlifted to the hospital. The 18 passengers from the bus were taken by MDA ambulances to the hospital with injuries classified as light.
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