Jerusalem Minibus Crash Leaves Woman in Critical Condition on Agrippas Street
A 30-year-old woman was critically injured on Agrippas Street in Jerusalem after a minibus mounted the sidewalk and crashed into a shop. Paramedics evacuated her to Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
A 30-year-old woman was critically injured Thursday morning when a minibus struck her on Agrippas Street in Jerusalem before crashing into a storefront.
According to preliminary police reports, the driver lost control of the vehicle, mounted the sidewalk, and hit the pedestrian. Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue teams rushed to the scene, administered resuscitation efforts, and evacuated her to Shaare Zedek Medical Center while unconscious and suffering from multi-system trauma.
The emergency call reached the MDA 101 dispatch center at 09:05. Paramedics arriving at the scene found the minibus resting on the sidewalk at the entrance to a shop, with the victim lying nearby pulseless and breathless.
MDA medics Meir Gershonay, Yakov Roitman, and Chaki Har Kesef detailed the severity of the incident. "This was an extremely severe traffic accident. We arrived with large forces and saw the minibus on the sidewalk at the store entrance. The woman was lying nearby unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, after being struck by the vehicle," they stated.
Police forces from the Lev HaBira station arrived at the scene, detained the minibus driver, and secured the area. Traffic accident investigators from the Jerusalem District opened an inquiry into the circumstances of the crash.
