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Father of Nine Meir Turgeman Dies in Fatal Car Crash Near Beit Shemesh Days After Son's Bar Mitzvah
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 3 hours ago
What happened
Meir Turgeman, a 42-year-old father of nine from Beit Shemesh, died in a fatal two-car collision on Road 383 near Zekharia, days after his son's bar mitzvah. Another man also died, and a woman was moderately injured and hospitalized. Police are investigating the crash.
- 01Meir Turgeman, father of nine from Beit Shemesh, died in a fatal crash on Road 383.
- 02The accident involved two private vehicles near southern Zekharia early Wednesday morning.
- 03Turgeman's son's bar mitzvah was celebrated just days before the accident.
- 04Another man in his 40s also died at the scene, and a woman was moderately injured.
- 05The injured woman was taken to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.
- 06Police and Border Police are investigating and managing the crash site.
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