Man killed, three lightly hurt as two cars and truck collide in West Bank

Deadly accident brings number of killed on Israel’s roads this year to 92

Michael Horovitz is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel

The scene of a collision between a truck and two private vehicles on Route 60 in the northern West Bank, April 5, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
The scene of a collision between a truck and two private vehicles on Route 60 in the northern West Bank, April 5, 2023. (Magen David Adom)

A man was killed on Wednesday in a collision between two cars and a truck on Route 60, near the northern West Bank settlement of Shiloh.

Fire and Rescue services extricated the man from the wreckage at the accident.

Medics from the Magen David Adom ambulance service said he was found unconscious with multiple, serious wounds. First responders were forced to declare his death at the scene.

Two other Israelis who were lightly wounded in the crash were taken to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.

A Palestinian man was also lightly injured and was taken for treatment by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

Police closed the road at Sinjil Junction due to the crash.

According to the latest data from the National Road Safety Authority, 92 people have been killed on Israel’s roads since the beginning of 2023.

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