Tragedy in Petah Tikva: Beilinson Hospital employee runs over Haredi nurse to death

January 11, 2018   

Tragedy in Petah Tikva: A 47-year-old Haredi woman who worked as a senior nurse at the Institute of Pulmonary Diseases at Linson Hospital died today after being seriously injured in a car accident on Monday. The accident occurred when the deceased, Sarah Osnat Levin, arrived at her workplace. A hospital employee was driving towards her on Jabotinsky Street at high speed, and for an unclear reason failed to stop and ran her over. The deceased's children are students at the Haredi High School in Em Moshavot. The police said: "On Monday, the Israel Police received a report of a car accident in which a pedestrian was hit by a car, on Jabotinsky Street at the corner of Kaplan Street in Petah Tikva. "According to medical sources, a seriously injured woman was evacuated from the scene with concerns. A car accident investigator has opened an investigation, and the driver of the vehicle suspected of causing the injury has been detained for questioning. "It was reported that the pedestrian, a 47-year-old resident of Petah Tikva, died from her injuries." Narkis Edward, a paramedic at the Petah Tikva branch of the United Hatzalah who treated the accident that occurred on Monday, said: "While walking to my workplace near the scene of the accident, I encountered a serious accident involving a pedestrian and a private vehicle. I went to provide medical assistance until a doctor from the nearby Beilinson Medical Center arrived, and then when an ambulance arrived, she was evacuated to the nearby Beilinson Hospital, where her condition is described as serious.".