Ten Injured, Several Seriously, in Tour Bus Rollover on Highway 65
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Ten people were injured, one seriously, when a tour bus overturned on Highway 65 in northern Israel on Wednesday. The seriously injured man, in his 40s, suffered multi-system trauma. A man in his 30s was moderately injured, and eight others had minor injuries. All were evacuated to area hospitals for further treatment.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ten people were injured when a tour bus overturned on Highway 65 in northern Israel.
- One man, in his 40s, suffered serious multi-system injuries.
- Another man, in his 30s, sustained moderate injuries to his chest and limbs.
- Eight other passengers had minor injuries.
- The injured were evacuated to Poriya Medical Center and Ziv Medical Center in Safed.
Ten people were injured on Wednesday when a tour bus overturned on Highway 65 near the Tzalmon Stream interchange. A man in his 40s sustained serious, multi-system injuries and was conscious. Another man, in his 30s, suffered moderate injuries to his chest and limbs. Eight others had minor injuries.
Emergency medical services received the initial report of the accident at 5:29 PM. Responders arriving at the scene found the bus on its side and began triaging and treating the injured.
The seriously injured man was evacuated to the Poriya Medical Center, while the moderately injured man and those with minor injuries were taken to Ziv Medical Center in Safed for further treatment in trauma units.
An MDA team described the scene: "When we arrived, we saw the tour bus overturned on its side. We saw several injured people at the scene and immediately began triage and initial treatment." A senior Hatzalah medic, Zvi Reichman, reported, "Together with MDA medics and paramedics, we provided initial medical treatment including stabilization and bandaging... and they were evacuated for further medical care."
