Boy, 5, Killed in Bus Accident in Modi'in Illit

A boy, approximately five years old, died on Sunday after being struck by a bus on Avnei Nezer Street in Modi'in Illit. MDA (Magen David Adom) emergency medical teams were dispatched to the scene and performed resuscitation efforts, but due to the severity of his injuries, they were forced to declare him dead. The report of the accident was received by MDA's 101 hotline at 5:10 PM. Responders found the child unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, suffering from severe systemic injuries.

MDA Paramedic Amit Shemesh and EMTs Nati Rotter and Yisrael Menachem Yitzchaki described the scene: "When we arrived, we saw a boy about 5 years old, unconscious, without a pulse and breathing, after being hit by a bus. We performed resuscitation efforts, but unfortunately, his injury was critical, and we had to pronounce him dead at the scene."

The police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident, which involved a bus and a scooter rider, a boy about six years old whose death was pronounced at the scene. Police officers from the Modi'in Illit station arrived at the scene, and traffic accident investigators from the Judea and Samaria district are en route.