Elderly Cyclist Critically Injured in Off-Road Accident Near Mevo Horon
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
A 73-year-old man sustained serious injuries while mountain biking near Mevo Horon on Tuesday morning. Responders found him conscious with upper body trauma and transported him to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. His condition is serious but stable, and the cause of the accident is currently unknown.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A 73-year-old man was seriously injured while mountain biking near Mevo Horon.
- The cyclist was found conscious with significant upper body trauma.
- He was transported to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.
- His condition is reported as serious but stable.
- The cause of the accident is currently unknown.
A 73-year-old man was seriously injured on Tuesday morning while mountain biking in an open area near the settlement of Mevo Horon. Medical teams responding to the scene found the man lying beside a trail, conscious and suffering from significant upper body trauma. After receiving initial medical treatment on-site, he was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, where his condition is described as serious but stable.
The emergency services received a call at 9:36 AM reporting the injured cyclist. Paramedics and EMTs were dispatched and reached the man, who was conscious and had sustained injuries. Due to his location in an open area, the teams carefully transferred him to a mobile intensive care unit for further treatment and transport.
Paramedics Oren Keiner and Roni Neiman, along with senior EMT Natanel Aviv, described providing medical care while extracting the man from the terrain and moving him to the intensive care unit. From there, he was transported to the hospital. The cause of the accident remains unknown.
