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Two 18-year-old Bochurim were killed on Wednesday afternoon when their car overturned on Route 383, between Kfar Harif and Kfar Menahem, near Bet Shemesh.

Three people were seriously injured in the accident and were evacuated by Magen David Adom paramedics to Ichilov Hospital and Kaplan Hospital in Rechovot.

The victims include 17 and 19-year-old males and a 20-year-old woman who suffered bruises to her limbs.

The accident occured about two hours before the start of Simchas Torah.

Avi Eigerman from United Hatzalah said “As I was driving on the road, I saw a vehicle that had overturned into a ditch on the side of the road as a result of a collision with another vehicle.”

Baruch Dayaan Ha’emes

Credit: MDA, Police Spokesman, Ichud Hatzalah, ZAKA

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