Toddler Critically Injured After Being Hit by Truck in Negev

By אילנה קוריאל

Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba

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A three-year-old child was critically injured in Segev Shalom, in the Negev, on Monday after being hit by a truck. Paramedics performed resuscitation and transported the child to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, where he is in critical condition with severe, multi-system injuries. The incident was reported after the child was brought to an MDA station, apparently having been struck by a truck.

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A three-year-old child was critically injured by a truck in Segev Shalom, Negev.
The child was transported to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva in critical condition.
Paramedics performed resuscitation efforts on the child at the scene.
The toddler sustained severe, multi-system injuries.
The incident was reported after the child was brought to an MDA station.

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A three-year-old child was critically injured on Monday after being struck by a truck in the Negev town of Segev Shalom. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics provided the child with resuscitation efforts and transported him to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, where he is listed in critical condition. The toddler sustained severe, multi-system injuries.

The incident was reported to MDA's Negev region dispatch at 4:54 PM, stating a toddler had been brought to the Segev Shalom MDA station, apparently after being hit by a vehicle. MDA emergency medical technicians Walid Gargawi, Amir Sulav, and Yasser Abu Regila described the child as unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, and suffering from significant multi-system trauma. They stated that according to witnesses, the child was hit by a truck. After performing resuscitation, including chest compressions, artificial respiration, and administering medication, they evacuated the child to the hospital in critical condition.