Three men in their 30s were killed when a bus turned over on a private vehicle on Route 30. The driver of the private vehicle and the driver of the bus sustained moderate injuries and transported to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva.

Three men in their 30s were killed in a motor vehicle accident that occurred early Thursday morning 3 Sivan 5775 when a bus flipped over onto a SUV on Route 40 near Lehavim Junction in southern Israel. It appears it was a head-on collision involving a bus that was not carrying passengers and a private vehicle. A third vehicle was somehow involved, smashing into a road sign pole.

Two drivers were injured, one in his 40s, listed in moderate condition. A second driver, in his 70s, was listed in light-to-moderate condition. A third person sustained light injuries. Magen David Adom EMTs and paramedics transported the injured to Soroka Medical Center.

MDA paramedic Yossi Abuharon said “When I arrived at the scene we saw a head-on collision between the bus and the SUV. Its right side was completed crushed. Four passengers were trapped in the SUV, men in their 30s. The driver was conscious and had multisystem trauma. The other three were unconscious and in cardiac arrest. After prolonged extrication efforts we were compelled to pronounce them dead”.

Zaka was on the scene to deal with the fatalities and ensure kovod hameis.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photos: Negev District Fire Dept. Spokesman)