Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Sgt. Niv Dayag (Courtesy)
An IDF soldier was killed yesterday in a car crash during operational activity in the Golan Heights, the military announces.
The soldier is named as Sgt. Niv Dayag, 19, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 890th Battalion, from Ramat Hasharon.
Another three soldiers were lightly wounded in the crash, on the Route 98 highway near Ramat Magshimim, the military and medics say.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it treated the four after their military vehicle overturned on the highway, with medics declaring the death of Dayag.
The IDF says the circumstances of the crash are under further investigation.
The chief of the Central Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, and the chief of the Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin have also appointed a panel of experts to look into the deadly crash. The team will be headed by Col. Nadav Maisles, the commander of the Yiftah Brigade.
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