A 45-year-old cyclist was killed in a car accident on the access road to Shaalbim.

June 19, 2022   

A 45-year-old ultra-Orthodox cyclist was killed in a fatal car accident after being hit by a vehicle on the access road to Kibbutz Shaalbim. These are the changes to the intercity public transportation routes in Jerusalem • All the details Rescue forces who arrived at the scene performed CPR on him, at the end of which they had no choice but to declare him dead. Reuven Shanklovsky, a paramedic with United Hatzalah: "This is an accident involving a vehicle and a cyclist. With the assistance of a United Hatzalah ambulance team, we performed CPR on the cyclist who suffered from multiple systemic injuries. Unfortunately, at the end of the CPR efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene." The police detained a resident of the Binyamin Regional Council for questioning, on suspicion of involvement in the traffic accident. "The traffic examiners of the Shefelah region recently opened an investigation into the circumstances of a fatal traffic accident at the entrance to the settlement of Alvim involving vehicles and bicycles," the police statement said. "According to medical sources, the cyclist was pronounced dead as a result of the fatal accident. "Israel Police traffic investigators at the scene are collecting findings as part of an investigation into the circumstances of the accident, in which the driver of the vehicle - a resident of the Binyamin Regional Council in his thirties - was detained for questioning on suspicion of involvement in the accident.".