Tragedy in Jerusalem: A 40-year-old woman in advanced pregnancy, and her two daughters, ages 2 and 7, were killed this evening (Friday night) after a bus line 402 that had left Bnei Brak skidded on Shamgar Street near the Rav Shefa Mall - and ran over people standing near the store. Rescue forces provided medical treatment and evacuated 6 injured people to Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Ein Kerem hospitals - including: a young woman about 21 years old in serious condition, two moderately injured - including a boy about 6 years old, and three lightly injured - including a boy about 4 years old and a baby about 1 year old. Hadassah Medical Center reported: 7 victims of the bus accident on Shamgar Street were evacuated to the trauma unit at Hadassah Ein Kerem. Two were evacuated to the emergency room at Hadassah Mount Scopus. All in mild condition: 20-year-old woman in her 20th week of pregnancy - suffering from anxiety, 25-year-old man, 18-year-old girl - suffering from anxiety, 26-year-old woman, 9-month-old baby, 1-year-old baby, and 4-year-old child. On Mount Scopus, a 49-year-old and a 20-year-old woman - in mild condition.
MDA paramedics Netanel Lipshitz and Bar Ezer said: "This is a shocking accident. Under the back of the bus we saw a woman about 30 years old and a toddler about 3 years old lying unconscious, with serious injuries. We performed medical examinations. They showed no signs of life and within a short time we were forced to declare them dead. "A girl about 7 years old was trapped under the bus and could not be reached. She was unconscious and after the bus was lifted, she was pulled out with no signs of life and we were forced to declare her dead. "On the sidewalk near the back of the bus, a young woman about 21 years old was lying fully conscious. She suffered serious injuries to her limbs. We provided her with life-saving medical treatment and urgently evacuated her to Shaare Zedek Hospital in a serious and unstable condition. "In addition, we evacuated 2 injured people - a 6-year-old boy in moderate condition with head, stomach and limb injuries and a 47-year-old woman in mild condition with limb injuries. We evacuated a 24-year-old woman, a 4-year-old boy and a 1-year-old baby in mild condition with head and limb injuries to Hadassah Hospital." MDA emergency medical paramedic Pnina Goldreich, who was at the scene of the accident in Jerusalem when it happened, said: "I was in my store in the lobby of a nearby building and heard a loud noise and shattering glass. I ran outside and saw a bus that had crashed into the station. I immediately noticed a 2-year-old baby and a 30-year-old woman lying next to each other near the rear wheel of the bus. I checked them and they were without signs of life. "I continued to run and look for casualties, and a man who approached me told me that they were his family members. Large MDA forces arrived very quickly, and I assisted them in treating the casualties. "This is a serious and shocking accident - in one moment an entire family was destroyed.".
Photo: Jonathan Zindel, Flash90
[Gallery] Moti Dahan, a paramedic at United Hatzalah: "When I arrived at the scene, I came across a difficult scene of an accident - a bus that crashed into a bus stop. Unfortunately, a woman and a 3-year-old girl were pronounced dead at the scene due to the nature of the serious injuries they suffered. We also provided assistance at the scene to a seriously injured person, and to several other victims in minor condition. Due to the nature of the incident, Hosen teams - the United Hatzalah Mental First Aid Unit - are working at the scene." Miki Cohen, Director of the Jerusalem Region at United Hatzalah: "This is a difficult scene - a bus that crashed into a bus stop. Unfortunately, a woman and two girls were pronounced dead at the scene due to the nature of the serious injuries they suffered. We also provided assistance at the scene to a young woman who was seriously injured, two moderately injured, and three lightly injured. Due to the nature of the incident, Hosen teams - the United Hatzalah Mental First Aid Unit assisted a number of victims of anxiety.".
Watch: Director of the Trauma Unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Dr. Alon Schwartz, on the condition of 5 injured people who arrived at Shaare Zedek
Dubi Wiesenstern, CEO of ZAKA: "This is a very serious accident. The place looked like the scene of a terrorist attack, the injured were lying under the bus, some were trapped. Passersby and volunteers rescued most of the injured. Unfortunately, a mother and her young daughter were trapped in the back of the bus, suffering from serious injuries, and were pronounced dead at the scene. After the fire department lifted the bus, another girl, about 7 years old, was found with multiple systemic injuries and was lifeless. ZAKA volunteers are engaged in the sacred task of collecting evidence at the scene." Lt. Col. Kobi Yaakovi, commander of the Zion Region in the Jerusalem Police: "As far as we understand, a malfunction led to the bus accident. The driver's condition is minor and he is mainly traumatized by the incident. He is being held for questioning." The Israel Fire and Rescue Department reported: Around 9:00 PM, a report was received at the Jerusalem Fire Department control center about a bus that hit a number of people and vehicles and crashed into a station on Shamgar Street. 8 rescue teams that were dispatched to the scene are working to rescue 3 people trapped under the bus. The police reported: The Israel Police have begun investigating the circumstances of a traffic accident that occurred on Shamgar Street in Jerusalem, involving a bus driver who apparently lost control and hit a number of pedestrians. Numerous police forces and Israel Police traffic accident investigators are at the scene and have begun investigating the circumstances of the accident. "We ask the curious public not to approach the scene and allow the rescue forces to complete the emergency operations at the scene," the police statement said. Ron Ratner, Egged spokesman: "This is a serious and fatal traffic accident on bus line 402 on Shamgar Street in Jerusalem, the initial circumstances of which are currently unclear and will be examined in the coming hours by By the Jerusalem Police and Egged investigators. "The driver involved in the accident is a veteran and skilled driver who started his work this afternoon and is in shock from the difficult circumstances. "Regardless of the findings of the investigation regarding the circumstances, Egged expresses deep sorrow in light of the severe and unusual accident that occurred tonight in Jerusalem, shares the grief of the families, and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured. We trust the Jerusalem Police accident investigators to examine and uncover the circumstances and causes that caused this unusual and difficult accident. Egged will cooperate with the police in investigating this serious disaster.".
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