Full coverage· Security· Updated 17 Oct, 23:11

Elderly Man Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run Incident in Jadeidat Makr

A pedestrian in his sixties was critically injured on Saturday evening in a suspected hit-and-run collision in Jdeideh Makr. The man was struck by a vehicle while in the street and was urgently transported to the hospital for medical treatment.

3 newsrooms · 2 languages · since 17 Oct, 22:09

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What happened

01A pedestrian in his sixties was critically injured in a suspected hit-and-run in Jdeideh Makr on Saturday evening.
02The injured man was struck by a vehicle in the street and rushed to the hospital for urgent medical treatment.
03Police forces and traffic accident investigators from the Asher district deployed to the scene to collect evidence.
04Authorities have set up roadblocks and launched intensive searches to locate the fleeing driver and vehicle.
05A National Road Safety Authority report shows road accident fatality rates for those over 65 are double those of younger groups.

Police forces and traffic accident investigators from the Asher district deployed to the scene to collect evidence and examine the details of the crash. Authorities have set up roadblocks and initiated intensive searches in the area to locate the fleeing vehicle and driver.

According to Al-Shams, a report by Israel's National Road Safety Authority covering traffic safety trends between 2013 and 2023 indicates that fatality and serious injury rates in road accidents for individuals aged 65 and above are approximately double those of younger age groups, with most elderly casualties being pedestrians.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 11:02

Latest report: Al-Shams. Read Al-Shams’s original