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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Driver of truck that crashed into minibus near Dead Sea, killing 6, released to house arrest
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe driver of the truck that hit a minibus earlier this week near the Dead Sea killing six East Jerusalem residents has been released to house arrest.
In a statement upon his release, Tufan Shuman offered his condolences to the families, but asserted that he was not responsible for the accident.
“I pulled the driver of the van and tried to help the wounded,” he says.
He rejects allegations that he was drunk or tampered with evidence following the crash.
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