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Sunday, June 11, 2023
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Sunday, June 11, 2023
19 soldiers hurt in crash between bus and truck in southern Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The scene of a crash in southern Israel between a bus of soldiers and a truck, near the Tlalim junction, June 11, 2023. (Courtesy)
One soldier is moderately hurt and 18 others are lightly hurt in a bus crash in southern Israel, along with the bus driver, the military and medics say.
The crash between the bus and a truck occurred at the Tlalim junction on the Route 40 highway. The 39 soldiers on the bus were being taken to an army base further south.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service says a female soldier in her 20s is moderately hurt, and 18 other soldiers and the bus driver are lightly hurt.
They are all taken to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba for treatment.
The IDF says their families have been notified.
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