17-Year-Old Dies in Fatal Crash Involving Truck and Two Cars Near Kiryat Gat
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
A 17-year-old died in a fatal crash involving a truck and two cars on Highway 6 near Kiryat Gat. Emergency teams attempted resuscitation but failed, while a 27-year-old man was moderately injured and hospitalized. Police are investigating the accident.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- A 17-year-old boy died in a crash involving a truck and two cars near Kiryat Gat on Highway 6.
- The accident occurred northbound near the Kiryat Gat interchange shortly before midnight.
- MDA paramedics performed advanced resuscitation but declared the teenager dead at the scene.
- A 27-year-old man was moderately injured and taken to Kaplan Medical Center.
- Israel Police opened an investigation and collected evidence at the crash site.
- Police also managed traffic following the accident.
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a deadly traffic accident on Highway 6 near the Kiryat Gat interchange during the night between Sunday and Monday. The collision involved a truck and two private vehicles traveling northbound. Emergency medical teams from Magen David Adom (MDA) arrived shortly before midnight and found the victims trapped inside the vehicles. Despite advanced resuscitation efforts, the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. Another victim, a 27-year-old man, sustained moderate injuries to his limbs and was evacuated to Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot for further treatment.
Paramedics Roee Hazi, Meir Avivi, and Gilad Hajbi described providing medical care while extricating the victims from the wreckage. The Israel Police launched an investigation into the circumstances of the crash. Officers from the Kiryat Gat station and traffic accident investigators from the Lachish district collected evidence at the scene and managed traffic flow following the incident.
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