Police have opened an investigation into an incident, which took place today (Friday) during which a four-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle and fatally injured. The boy was transferred to the care of MDA teams who arrived at the scene, who evacuated him to Niado Hospital while performing resuscitation operations. The boy’s death was determined at the hospital. The driver of the offending vehicle was detained for questioning.
Roni Simsolo, a senior paramedic at MDA, who arrived at the scene of the accident, said: “When we arrived at the scene, the child was brought to us unconscious without a pulse and without breathing and suffering from a very severe multi-system injury. We were told he was hit by a vehicle, we immediately put him in an ambulance.” While being evacuated to a hospital when his condition is critical. “
According to data from the organization Before Child Safety, in the last decade, 59 children died from injuries during Passover, with 37% of deaths being caused by road accidents.
Orly Silvinger, CEO of the organization Before Child Safety: “Passover in the year after the Corona expresses more than anything the desire for freedom, and many families are expected to take advantage of the holiday for recreation and trips. Even before the holiday, a child lost his life due to an unnecessary and painful accident. It’s hard to think of the family going on a trip that ended in a terrible tragedy. I call on everyone to act with special responsibility and attention to children. “Do not tell me this will not happen – it is our responsibility to prevent the next catastrophe.”
Earlier today, two 26-year-olds were moderately injured in a car accident between two vehicles and a truck on Road 6, from the Kiryat Gat interchange heading north. MDA medics and paramedics provided medical treatment and evacuated the two to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, suffering from injuries to their upper body.