Young man from Lod dies in traffic accident

SadaNews - A young man from Lod was killed last night in a traffic accident that occurred between Qalqilya and Jaljuliya, near Highway 6, when a motorcycle collided with a vehicle.

 

Local sources reported that the victim of the traffic accident was Saqr Musa Al-Turi (Abu Sharqi), who was riding a motorcycle just before the incident occurred.

A medical team that arrived at the scene of the accident mentioned that they received a report "at 16:56 in the ‘Yirkon’ area, indicating that a motorcycle driver was hit by a vehicle on the highway 55, on the bridge over Highway 6".

They added that their members "provided first aid and transported a 25-year-old young man to ‘Meir’ Hospital in critical condition, suffering from multiple injuries all over his body, while resuscitation efforts were still ongoing," but his death was later confirmed after attempts to keep him alive failed.

One of the paramedics said: "We saw the injured man lying in the middle of the road, away from his motorcycle, after being hit by a vehicle."

He added that he "was unconscious, without a pulse or breathing. We provided him with life-saving medical treatment, including intensive resuscitation efforts, and transported him to the hospital in critical condition, while we struggled for his life."

Data and statistics published by the Road Safety Authority in the country indicate that 326 people, including 97 citizens from the Arab community, have lost their lives in traffic accidents on various roads since the beginning of this year, among whom a total of 88 people died, including 10 Arabs.

For comparison, 437 people, including 162 Arab citizens, lost their lives in traffic accidents on various roads last year 2024. In the year 2023, 356 people, including 98 Arab citizens, died in traffic accidents on various roads in the country.

Moreover, 352 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in 2022, 369 in 2021, 306 in 2020, and 355 victims in 2019. In 2022, 115 Arab citizens died in traffic accidents, while in 2021, 109 Arab citizens lost their lives and 99 victims in 2020 and 110 victims in 2019.