Balcony collapses in Tel Aviv, seriously injuring 70-year-old man

A 70-year-old man in Tel Aviv is in serious condition after a portion of a balcony collapsed and fell onto the street below as he was passing by.

A Magen David Adom paramedic who was called to the scene recounts finding the man “lying on the sidewalk near the building, unconscious, and surrounded by debris.”

He is suffering from “multi-system trauma,” the paramedic says, and was taken to Ichilov Medical Center for treatment.

Hebrew media reports suggest that the balcony may have collapsed due to heavy rainfall as stormy weather sweeps the country.

Earlier in the day, a tree was downed in Herzliya and fell on a vehicle while the driver was inside. Medics were called to the scene, but the man was not injured and did not require further treatment at the hospital.

*פצוע קשה כתוצאה מקריסת מרפסת בתל אביב*

דוברות איחוד הצלה – מחוז מרכז: צוותי הרפואה של איחוד הצלה העניקו סיוע רפואי לגבר כבן 70 שנפצע קשה ברחוב הרצל בתל אביב.

*דוד בן אלול חובש איחוד הצלה סיפר*: ״נמסר לי כי הוא נפל מגובה עם חלק מהמרפסת שקרסה עקב הגשמים. בעקבות כך הוא נחבל בראש pic.twitter.com/LDYuptny7Q

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