Fatal Southern Road Accidents: Man Killed on Highway 6, Woman Critical

A series of severe road accidents in the south of Israel left one man dead and an elderly woman in critical condition on Tuesday evening.

At approximately 20:35, a report was received at the MDA emergency dispatch center in the Lachish region regarding a vehicle that overturned on Highway 6, between the Maahaz Interchange and the Kiryat Gat Interchange. MDA medics and paramedics who arrived at the scene performed resuscitation efforts, at the end of which they pronounced the death of a 28-year-old man.

MDA paramedic Daniel Levy and senior MDA medic Netanel Hazan stated: "When we arrived, we observed a very difficult scene of an overturned vehicle. A 28-year-old man was lying unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing, suffering from severe multi-system trauma. We immediately began advanced resuscitation efforts, but his injuries were critical and we had to pronounce him dead at the scene."

Earlier in the evening, at 19:17, a report was received at the MDA Ayalon region dispatch center concerning a two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Ganot. MDA teams evacuated an 80-year-old woman in critical condition with a severe head injury to Kaplan Medical Center while performing CPR, alongside a 76-year-old man in moderate condition.

MDA paramedics Noa Shaham and Hagai Lonstein, alongside MDA emergency medic Aharon Dahan, recounted: "Upon arrival, we found an unconscious woman, pulseless and breathless, suffering from severe head trauma. We immediately initiated advanced resuscitation and evacuated her in an intensive care mobile unit to the hospital while performing CPR. Additional MDA teams provided medical treatment and evacuated another victim in moderate condition."