Ichud Hatzalah reported on Sunday afternoon 16 Adar II 5774 that a 5-year-old child was struck by a vehicle on Saadia Gaon Street in Bnei Brak and pinned under the vehicle.

The child was transported to a hospital, listed in moderate condition after he was extricated from the scene.

YWN-ISRAEL has learned the child’s condition deteriorated in the hospital and he is now in serious condition.

In another incident reported by Ichud Hatzalah, a 2-year-old was burned from scalding water in a shower on Trumpeldor Street in Petach Tikvah. He was transported to Schneider Children’s Hospital moderate condition.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)