Serious accident in Beit Shemesh: A 16-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a private vehicle on Nahal Tze'elim Street in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
The girl was crossing the road, apparently at a crosswalk, and was hit in the head by the vehicle.
Volunteer paramedics from the United Hatzalah branch in Beit Shemesh provided her with initial medical care until the arrival of a Magen David Adom intensive care team, who evacuated her to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, where her condition was described as serious.
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The circumstances of the accident are being investigated by the police.
Yehoshua Weiss, head of the 'rescue team' that handled the incident: "The victim was crossing the road, apparently at a crosswalk, and was hit in the head by a private vehicle. "I provided her with first aid until the arrival of the MDA emergency medical team, who took her to the hospital.".
