Two arrested after snacks looted from truck involved in deadly crash
Suspects, both, 20, are from southern Bedouin town of Hura
Two people were arrested overnight Wednesday on suspicion of participating in the mass looting of a truck involved in a deadly collision, after footage of the incident sparked widespread outrage.
The two men, both 20, were arrested in the southern Bedouin town of Hura. They were not immediately charged and police said they were mulling requesting a court order to hold them in custody.
It was not clear if they were connected.
The two are suspected of being among dozens of people filmed removing boxes from a tractor-trailer early Wednesday following a crash between four trucks on Route 6 near the southern city of Kiryat Gat. One person was killed and another injured in the collision, police and medics said.
The driver of the looted truck, who was lightly injured, said he was being taken to the hospital when the goods he was moving were carried off.
“I can’t believe they took my load. This isn’t the Israeli people that I know,” the driver told the Ynet news site. “What right did they have to take my freight? They should be ashamed.”
“This is no way to behave. I hope the police catch them,” he said.
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The looters appeared to have been drivers caught in traffic behind the crash.
In photos and video, dozens of people could be seen carrying cardboard boxes away from the vehicle. The boxes apparently contained packets of a popular brand of chips.
Police said they were investigating the cause of the deadly crash. It was not immediately clear why police who were present at the site did not intervene to stop the theft.
