Two dead, 12 injured in Petah Tikva road accident
Shared taxi overturns on main thoroughfare in city hours before Sukkot holiday
Shared taxi overturns on Jabotinsky street in Petah Tikva, killing one person and injuring 12, on October 8, 2014. (Photo credit: Magen David Adom)
One person was killed and at least 12 were injured in Petah Tikva when a shared taxi overturned on a main road in the city, hours before the Sukkot holiday was set to begin. A second victim was declared dead later Wednesday.
According to initial reports, the driver of the taxi lost control of the vehicle after hitting a private car on Jabotinsky street, the main thoroughfare linking Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak and Petah Tikva.
The first fatality was a woman in her sixties, according to reports. The injured were transferred to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva for treatment.