Man, 23, killed when car overturns on Golan Heights

Police launch investigation into accident that saw the vehicle flip 'several times,' according to medic at the scene

A 23-year-old man was killed early Sunday when the car he was driving overturned on Route 98 on the Golan Heights.

The man, who was not immediately identified by police, was driving between the villages of Buk’ata and Mas’ada in the northern part of the plateau.

Rescuers who arrived after the accident was reported pronounced him dead at the scene. One Magen David Adom medic said the vehicle was “crushed” after having “flipped several times.”

The young man was found strewn on the road next to the vehicle without a pulse and not breathing.

Police have launched an investigation.

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