Woman killed by passing vehicle after being pulled over by police on side of highway

16 July 2026, 12:10 pm

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A woman has been killed after being hit by a car on a highway near the Iron Interchange in northern Israel. The woman had been pulled over by a police officer.

The woman, aged around 30, had been stopped after an officer saw her speaking on the phone while driving. The officer instructed her to exit her car and join him at his motorcycle for identification purposes. He then instructed her to return to her vehicle as he worked on her ticket.

At that stage, for an unknown reason, a passing vehicle swerved from the road and hit the woman, killing her. That car’s driver, a woman aged 47, was lightly hurt and taken to a Hadera hospital.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the deadly accident.