Nine Injured in Serious Minibus Rollover Near Shargim
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
A minibus overturned on Route 353 near Shargim on Thursday morning, injuring nine people. One person suffered critical injuries, another moderate, and seven sustained light wounds. All victims were transported to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Nine people were injured when a minibus overturned near Shargim on Thursday.
- One person sustained critical injuries, requiring sedation and ventilation.
- The injured were evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.
- The accident occurred on Route 353 early Thursday morning.
- The cause of the minibus rollover is currently unknown.
A severe road accident occurred Thursday morning on Route 353 near the community of Shargim, when a minibus overturned onto its side. Nine people were injured in the crash, including one critically and one moderately. Magen David Adom (MDA) received the initial report at 6:03 AM and dispatched emergency medical teams to the scene.
Among the injured were a man in his 30s who sustained critical injuries requiring sedation and ventilation, an 18-year-old with moderate, multi-system injuries, and seven others with light injuries. All casualties were evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem for further treatment.
"We saw the minibus overturned on its side and all the passengers near it," said Yosef Horwitz, an MDA emergency medical technician, describing the scene. "All the injured were fully conscious." He added that the critically injured man was sedated and ventilated, while the moderately injured youth received treatment including bandages and stabilization. Additional teams treated the seven lightly injured individuals.
The circumstances leading to the rollover are currently under investigation.
