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Frum Queens Woman Tragically Killed in Car Accident in Siberia


candle6.gif(Russian Media Reported🙂 A US citizen seriously injured in a head-on collision in southern Siberia Thursday has died in an Irkutsk hospital. The woman, who was not identified, was traveling with a tourist group consisting of another U.S. national, two citizens of Ireland and two residents of Irkutsk. They remain hospitalized with varying injuries.

Local police said the accident occurred near the town of Bolshoye Golousnoye when a car rammed the minibus they were traveling in. The driver of the tour bus was killed on the spot, and a passenger in the automobile died en route to the hospital. Early indications are that the driver of the car swerved into the oncoming lane, and police have begun a criminal investigation.

NOTE: Yeshivaworld has been informed that the victim in this tragic car accident is Lana Schwebel, A”H, a 34 year old Frum single Jewish woman from Kew Gardens, NY (Daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Schwebel).

Her Levaya will be held Wednesday July 11th 9:30AM at Schwartz Brothers Chapels on Queens Blvd in Forest Hills, NY.

Baruch Dayan Haemes…….



One Response

  1. She is “THE victim in this tragic car accident”? weren’t there 2 others as well? It’s no less of a tragedy if you recognize that there were other victims as well.

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