Bus Driver Killed, Dozens Injured in Negev Collision with Tractor
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
A bus driver was killed and dozens were injured in a crash between a bus carrying schoolgirls and a tractor on Highway 25 in the Negev on Friday. Two women are in serious condition, while 15 others are being treated for minor injuries. Rescue teams extricated trapped passengers, and police are investigating the cause of the accident. The highway was temporarily closed.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- A bus driver died Friday in a crash with a tractor on Highway 25 in the Negev.
- The bus was transporting a group of schoolgirls when the accident occurred.
- Two women are hospitalized in serious condition, with 15 others suffering minor injuries.
- Rescue teams extricated three passengers trapped inside the bus.
- Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the fatal collision.
- Highway 25 was closed to westbound traffic following the incident.
A bus driver, approximately 50 years old, died Friday morning in a road accident involving the bus he was driving and a tractor on Highway 25, near the community of Shivolim in the Negev. The bus was carrying a group of schoolgirls at the time of the crash. According to updates from hospitals, two women are hospitalized in serious condition at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, along with 15 others with minor injuries. Five more lightly injured individuals were evacuated to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. Fire and rescue teams extricated three trapped passengers from the bus. Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. MDA paramedics Adir Nazri and Ma'oz Viberman described the scene: "We saw the bus at the rear of the tractor, the bus had very severe sheet metal damage to its front section." They reported that the driver was found trapped in the bus, without a pulse or breathing, and his death was pronounced at the scene. Rescue teams provided treatment to the injured during the extrication efforts and evacuated them to hospitals. Following the collision, Highway 25 was closed to westbound traffic.
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