Fatalities in crash all in 20s

The three fatalities in the northern Israel car crash have been identified as two men and a woman, all in their 20s. Their names have not been released for publication.

Initial reports indicate the car crash was a head-on collision between a large van and a car. All three victims were in the car.

“Approximately 10 people who were in the minibus suffered a variety of injuries,” United Hatzalah official Shmulik Avraham says. “They were treated on scene by United Hatzalah EMS volunteers and first responders. Some of them were transported by private ambulances to the nearest hospital while the more urgent cases were transported by helicopter. Fire and rescue teams were working to extricate victims from one of the vehicles.”

Police have closed Route 866 between Sheva Junction and Parod Junction.