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From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 9, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 9, 2017
Palestinian killed in West Bank bus-truck collision
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOne Palestinian was killed and 11 others were injured in a head-on collision between a Palestinian tow truck and an Israeli commuter bus near the West Bank settlement of Petzael.
Paramedics arrived at the scene on Route 90 at the center of the Jordan Valley to find two Palestinians trapped inside the tow truck. While they were forced to declare the death of one of them, the other was rescued and transferred via helicopter to a nearby hospital in serious condition, a spokesman for the Magen David Adom emergency service says.
Ten Israeli passengers on the Egged bus were lightly injured and were receiving treatment by first responders at the scene.
The circumstances of the crash are still being investigated, Israel Police says.
— Jacob Magid
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