Woman Critically Injured After Minibus Strikes Her in Jerusalem
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
A woman in her 30s was critically injured in Jerusalem on Thursday morning when a minibus struck her on Agrippas Street. Emergency services performed CPR and transported her to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Police reported the driver lost control, hitting the pedestrian and a store. The driver has been detained as an investigation into the accident's cause is underway.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A woman in her 30s is in critical condition after a minibus hit her in Jerusalem.
- The incident occurred on Agrippas Street when the driver reportedly lost control.
- Emergency services performed resuscitation and transported the woman to Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
- The minibus also struck a store on the sidewalk.
- The driver has been detained, and traffic accident investigators are probing the cause.
A woman, approximately 30 years old, sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a minibus on Agrippas Street in central Jerusalem on Thursday morning. Emergency medical teams performed resuscitation efforts and transported her to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. According to police, the driver lost control of the vehicle, veered onto the sidewalk, and hit both the pedestrian and a store. The driver was detained, and traffic accident investigators have launched an inquiry into the incident.
Paramedics and medics from Magen David Adom (MDA) who arrived at the scene found the woman unconscious, without a pulse or breathing. They immediately began advanced resuscitation procedures. MDA medics Meir Gershuni, Yaakov Roitman, and Haki Har Kesef described the incident as a very serious road accident, noting they found the minibus on the sidewalk at the entrance to a store.
"The woman lay nearby, unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, after being hit by the minibus," the medics stated. "We quickly began medical treatment, including advanced resuscitation and stopping bleeding, while transferring her to an MDA intensive care unit and urgently evacuating her to the hospital's trauma room."
Police from the Lev Habira station in the Jerusalem district arrived at the scene to secure the area. The minibus driver was detained, and traffic accident investigators from the Jerusalem district are examining the circumstances of the crash.
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