Minibus Overturns Near Jerusalem, Injuring Nine
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
A minibus overturned on Highway 353 near Jerusalem on Thursday, injuring nine people. A man in his 30s was seriously hurt, an 18-year-old was moderately injured, and seven others had minor injuries. Paramedics treated and evacuated all victims to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Nine people were injured when a minibus overturned near Jerusalem on Thursday.
- A man in his 30s suffered serious injuries in the crash.
- An 18-year-old sustained moderate injuries.
- Seven other passengers had minor injuries.
- The injured were transported to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
A minibus overturned on Thursday morning on Highway 353 near Sharigim, close to Jerusalem, resulting in nine injuries. A man in his 30s sustained serious injuries, an 18-year-old suffered moderate injuries, and seven others were lightly injured.
Paramedics and EMTs from Magen David Adom (MDA) arrived at the scene and provided medical treatment to the injured before transporting them to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
Yosef Horwitz, an MDA emergency medical technician, described the scene: "We received a report of a self-inflicted minibus accident. When we arrived, we saw the minibus overturned on its side with all the passengers nearby. All the injured were fully conscious." He added that initial triage identified the man in his 30s as seriously injured and the 18-year-old as moderately injured. The seriously injured individual received medical treatment including sedation and ventilation, while the moderately injured youth received bandaging and stabilization. Additional MDA teams treated the seven lightly injured individuals. All patients were evacuated by MDA ambulances to hospitals with ongoing medical care.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.
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