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Roadworker killed by passing car on Route 6
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA laborer on a crew doing roadwork on Route 6 was killed when he was struck by a passing vehicle, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says.
The crash occurs near the Nitzanei Oz junction east of Netanya.
First responders attempted to save the 65-year-old man but were forced to declare him dead at the scene, MDA says.
It is not immediately clear if the driver was apprehended.
According to labor rights group Kav LaOved – Workers Hotline, seven workers were killed on the job in January, putting 2025 on pace to match record numbers seen in 2023 and reversing gains in worker safety notched last year.
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