19-year-old Israeli woman dies after jumping from moving car
Police launch investigation into incident in northern West Bank, say woman was arguing with her partner when she leapt
Rescuers at the site where a 19-year-old woman was found dead, near Zufim in the northern West Bank, May 1, 2017. (Magen David Adom)
A 19-year-old Israeli woman was found dead in the northern West Bank late Monday morning, the Magen David Adom rescue service said.
According to initial findings by investigators, the woman fell out of a moving vehicle along Route 5504, between the settlement of Zufim northeast of Qalqilya and the town of Eyal inside the Green Line, while driving with her partner in the car.
The two were reportedly arguing when the woman leaped from the vehicle, suffering severe head trauma.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by army and MDA rescue crews.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.