Gasoline truck overturns, blocks Route 6

Toll road shut down in south; driver rescued by emergency services

Aaron Kalman is a former writer and breaking news editor for the Times of Israel

The main traffic artery of Route 6 was blocked in both directions just north of Kiryat Gat on Thursday morning after a truck carrying gasoline overturned at the main highway’s intersection.

Emergency services rescued the driver from the vehicle with moderate injuries.

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The toll road is considered among Israel’s most important north-south thruways.

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