2 Palestinians killed in car crash on West Bank highway
Collision between pair of cars and an Israeli truck near settlement of Beit Hagai leaves 2 others injured
A damaged car that was in a three-vehicle collision near the southern West Bank settlement of Beit Hagai is seen on January 1, 2019. (Israel Police)
Two Palestinians were killed Tuesday in a crash between three vehicles in the southern West Bank.
Israeli police said the two died after two Palestinian cars collided with an Israeli truck on Route 60 near the settlement of Beit Hagai, south of Hebron.
Two other people were injured, one seriously and the other moderately.
One of the injured was taken to Soroka Medical Center in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba and the other by the Palestinian Red Crescent for further treatment, Channel 10 news reported.
Police said an investigation was opened into the crash.
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