A 25-year-old man was seriously injured last night (Thursday) by a car on Ben Gurion Boulevard in Netanya. According to the suspect, the offending driver fled the scene of the accident. Testimony at the scene revealed that the young man stopped his vehicle to repair a malfunction, and when he left, he was hit by a passing vehicle.
The report of the accident was received at MDA’s 101 hotline in the Sharon area at 11:37 p.m. MDA medics and paramedics evacuated the young man to Laniado Hospital in the city, suffering from limb injuries.
MDA paramedic Yarden Dahari said: “When we arrived we saw a vehicle on the side of the road and next to it lay a 25-year-old man who was fully conscious, he suffered injuries to his limbs. We gave him medical treatment and evacuated him to the hospital when his condition was serious. We were told that they had stopped to repair a malfunction in the vehicle and when he got out he was hit by a vehicle that passed by. “
Data from the National Road Safety Authority (RLBD) show that since the beginning of the year, 353 people have been killed in road accidents.
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