Driver Seriously Injured After Car Collides with Horse in Golan Heights
A man in his 30s was seriously injured after his car collided with a horse on Highway 959 in the Golan Heights, prompting an emergency helicopter evacuation.
A severe road accident occurred in northern Israel when a vehicle collided with a horse on Highway 959, near the community of Merom Golan. A man in his 30s or 40s sustained serious injuries and was trapped inside his overturned car.
Emergency services, including MDA (Magen David Adom) paramedics and rescue teams, rushed to the scene. The driver was found semi-conscious with severe traumatic injuries. Rescue workers extricated him from the wreckage while medical teams administered life-saving treatment, including sedation and artificial ventilation.
MDA senior medic Aviv Katz, senior medic Taysir Sobh, and EMT Amir Batiash stated: «We found the car driver trapped, semi-conscious, and suffering from severe multi-system trauma. We extricated him and initiated advanced life-saving procedures.»
Rescuers Nir Better and Galaa Abu Awad from United Hatzalah added that the patient was evacuated by helicopter to a hospital for further specialized medical care. Local authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the collision involving the animal on the roadway.
