Bus Driver Killed, 24 Injured in Negev Road Accident
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
A bus driver was killed and 24 people were injured in a severe road accident involving a bus and a tractor on Route 25 in the Negev on Friday morning. The bus was carrying young women on a trip when the collision occurred near Moshav Shivolim. Rescue operations were conducted to free trapped passengers, and the injured were transported to hospitals. Police have closed the road and are investigating the incident.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- A bus driver died and 24 people were injured in a collision with a tractor on Route 25 in the Negev.
- The accident occurred Friday morning near the entrance to Moshav Shivolim.
- The bus was carrying a group of young women on their way to a trip.
- Rescue teams worked to free trapped passengers, including three young women.
- Injured individuals were transported to Soroka and Barzilai hospitals.
- Police closed Route 25 and launched an investigation into the crash.
A serious road accident occurred on Friday morning on Route 25 in the Negev region of Israel, near the entrance to Moshav Shivolim, when a bus collided with a tractor. The bus driver was killed in the crash, and approximately 24 people were injured. Emergency services, including fire, rescue, and ambulance teams, responded to the scene, with a wide mobilization of medical personnel.
The bus was carrying a group of young women on their way to a trip. The collision resulted in several passengers, the bus driver, and the tractor driver being trapped. Rescue teams worked to free those trapped, with fire and rescue services announcing they had successfully extricated three conscious young women and the bus driver, whose death was confirmed at the scene. Efforts continued to free the trapped tractor driver.
Paramedics from Magen David Adom (MDA) treated the injured, who sustained varying degrees of severity. The bus driver, described as a man around 50 years old, was found unconscious with multiple injuries and was pronounced dead. A 61-year-old woman trapped in the bus suffered serious injuries, and a 35-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries. In total, MDA reported treating 22 individuals with minor injuries.
MDA ambulances transported the injured to Soroka and Barzilai hospitals. A helicopter was also utilized to evacuate some of the casualties. Police have closed Route 25 to westbound traffic and are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
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