Three people have been killed in two separate road incidents in the West Bank over the past few hours, Israeli first responders say.
A single-vehicle crash on Route 1 near the Nabi Musa junction south of Jericho in the Jordan Valley claimed the lives of a man and woman, the Magen David Adom rescue service says.
Both were declared dead by first responders at the scene after their car overturned sometime around 3:30 a.m., according to MDA.
Emergency responders also report the death of a 24-year-old man killed in a collision with another vehicle near the Tapuah junction in the northern West Bank near the settlement of Ariel.
A video shows Israeli firefighters using a Jaws of Life to extract the man from a heavily damaged vehicle on its side following the crash, which occurred just before 7 a.m.
A second man, in his 40s, is taken to a hospital in moderate condition, MDA says.
It is unclear if the victims in either incident are Israeli or Palestinian.
The crashes occur as heavy rainstorms move through the region, creating slick conditions on roads, though it is unclear if the weather played a role in either incident.
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