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Driver Charged in Fatal "Minibus" Crash Killing Two Students

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Arabic · Sole source

A 25-year-old "minibus" driver from Tayibe faces charges for allegedly causing the deaths of two 12th-grade students in a road accident at Sorek Junction last month. The victims were 16 and 17 years old. The crash occurred when the driver allegedly rear-ended a truck's trailer. The indictment details the sequence of events leading to the fatal collision.

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  • A 25-year-old "minibus" driver from Tayibe is charged with causing a fatal road accident.
  • The crash killed two 12th-grade students, aged 16 and 17 and a half.
  • The incident occurred last month at the Sorek Junction.
  • Prosecutors allege the driver failed to maintain a safe distance and rear-ended a truck's trailer.

Prosecutors in the Central District have filed charges against a 25-year-old "minibus" driver from Tayibe, accusing him of causing the deaths of two teenagers in a horrific road accident last month. The victims, a 16-year-old boy and a 17-and-a-half-year-old girl, were both 12th-grade students. The incident occurred at the Sorek Junction. According to the indictment, the driver of a truck with a trailer had stopped on the side of the road at the junction and was slowly merging back into traffic. The accused "minibus" driver was following behind and failed to maintain a safe distance, colliding forcefully with the trailer from the rear. Emergency services responded to the scene.

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