Businessman killed, 14-year-old son lightly injured in light aircraft crash
Shay Ben-Yitzhak was one of the founders of gambling firm 888 Holdings; rescuers extract the two from plane wreckage after it comes down in a field near Kibbutz Yakum
A light crop spraying aircraft crashed near Kibbutz Yakum, May 2, 2020 (Screen grab/Channel 13)
A businessman was killed and a 14-year-old injured Saturday when the light aircraft they were in crashed in a field near Kibbutz Yakum in central Israel.
The man, 52, and teen were trapped in the plane and eventually extracted from the wreckage by rescue teams before the boy was airlifted to hospital.
The victim was Shay Ben-Yitzhak, a businessman who is one of the founders of online gambling firm 888 Holdings.
Though the teen was initially said to be in serious condition, doctors later revised his status, saying he was only lightly hurt. He is believed to be Ben-Yitzhak’s son.
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