Man killed in ATV crash; sister in critical condition

Vehicle overturns and crashes into a fence near driver’s home in central city of Beit Shemesh

By ToI Staff 11 April 2023, 3:21 pm Edit
The scene of an ATV accident in Ramat Beit Shemesh, April 10, 2023. (United Hatzalah)
The scene of an ATV accident in Ramat Beit Shemesh, April 10, 2023. (United Hatzalah)

A resident of the central city of Beit Shemesh was pronounced dead on Tuesday after he was injured in an ATV accident overnight.

The deceased was named as Yisrael Levenstein, 21. His sister, who was riding with him at the time of the incident and was also seriously injured, remains in unstable condition at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.

Photos from the incident showed the ATV overturned, having crashed into a fence next to a park in the central city.

Police, who were investigating the incident, were called to the scene at 12:12 a.m.

One first responder said the siblings were found lying next to the overturned ATV having suffered significant injuries, adding that the 21-year-old had no vital signs when paramedics arrived to treat him.

 

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