Motorcyclist killed in accident on Highway 471, near Ono interchange
A motorcyclist in his 60s was killed this afternoon after a collision with a vehicle on Highway 471 near the Ono interchange. MADA paramedics were unable to save his life despite resuscitation efforts.
A motorcyclist about 60 years old was killed this afternoon (Thursday) after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 471, near the Ono interchange. MADA medics and paramedics who arrived at the scene provided him with medical treatment and performed resuscitation efforts, at the end of which his death was pronounced. The police have opened an investigation.
Gefen Ussishkin, a MADA paramedic, and senior medics Netanel Engel and Eyal Atiya said:
"When we arrived at the scene, the motorcyclist was lying on the road without a pulse and without breathing, and suffering from severe injuries to his body. We provided him with medical treatment that included advanced resuscitation efforts, at the end of which, unfortunately, we were forced to pronounce his death."
Last night, a 60-year-old man was killed and two other people were seriously injured in a collision between two vehicles on the Coastal Highway, near Haifa. Minutes later, a motorcyclist about 30 years old was seriously injured in Tel Aviv, and a 22-year-old motorcyclist was hit by a vehicle in Haifa and was evacuated to the hospital in serious condition.
MADA paramedic Yishai Levy and medics Shevach Rotenstreich and Rani Jabor reported from the scene at the entrance to Haifa:
"This is a very serious traffic accident. When we arrived at the scene, we noticed two private vehicles with severe body damage, and next to them three casualties, including a man about 60 years old who was unconscious, without a pulse and breathing, and suffering from multi-system trauma. We performed medical examinations and had no choice but to pronounce his death at the scene. In addition, we treated a man about 30 years old in serious and unstable condition with multi-system trauma and a 25-year-old young man in serious condition, evacuating them to the hospital in MADA intensive care ambulances."
The MADA team called to the scene in Tel Aviv added:
"When we arrived, we saw the motorcyclist lying on the side of the road unconscious and suffering from a severe head injury. We provided him with life-saving medical treatment including bleeding control, splinting, and respiratory assistance, and evacuated him to the hospital in a MADA intensive care ambulance."
