Bus Driver Killed, 24 Injured in Southern Israel Collision
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
A bus driver was killed and 24 people were injured in a collision between a bus and a tractor on Highway 25 in southern Israel. The bus was carrying a group of girls to a trip. Emergency services rescued trapped passengers and evacuated the injured to hospitals. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- A bus driver died and 24 people were injured in a crash with a tractor on Highway 25.
- The bus was carrying a group of girls on a trip when the accident occurred.
- Three passengers were initially trapped and later rescued from the bus.
- Nineteen people suffered minor injuries, one woman was seriously injured, and another moderately.
- Rescue operations for the tractor driver were ongoing.
- Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the fatal collision.
A bus driver, approximately 50 years old, was killed Friday morning in a severe road accident involving a bus and a tractor on Highway 25, near Kibbutz Shivolim in southern Israel. The bus was transporting a group of girls on their way to a trip. Firefighters worked to extricate passengers trapped inside the bus, with three initially reported as conscious and rescued. Emergency medical services pronounced the bus driver dead at the scene due to his extensive injuries.
In total, 19 individuals sustained light injuries and were evacuated to Soroka and Barzilai hospitals. A 61-year-old woman was in serious condition with multiple systemic injuries, and a 35-year-old woman was in moderate condition with limb injuries. Rescue efforts for the tractor driver were ongoing.
Numerous Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah teams, along with firefighters from the Netivot station and Southern District Police, responded to the scene. A helicopter was also dispatched. The highway was closed to westbound traffic as police initiated an investigation into the circumstances of the crash. Firefighters continued their efforts to free the tractor driver, whose condition was not immediately known.
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