The photo shows representatives of Egged being menachem aveil in the Yavniel home of the Amdari family, whose 18-year-old son Levi Yitzchak z”l was one of six victims in the number 402 bus crash on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway earlier this week.

The father, Rav Hillel quoted the Steipler ZT”L  explaining that one who gets a driver’s license must understand it is equivalent to a gun license. Rav Hillel added “I do not know what will become of the driver but you are responsible to get good drivers, responsible individuals just as I do not give my car to one who does not know how to drive properly”.

The father added from his perspective, “This is a gezeira min Shomayim and this is how the world turns and this is what must be. No one is guilty, not you, but we are to learn a lesson and drivers must be more cautious. I do not know what happened and what caused it. Perhaps he was occupied with something else. Everything is overseen in Shomayim but are nevertheless compelled to learn from this. The Torah commands us ונשמרתם מאוד לנפשותיכם.

One of the Egged representatives explained a cousin of his was killed in an accident returning from a yahrzeit of the Babi Sali ZT”L. He commented “I understand every word you are saying. I sit here speechless. I know the pain and I know exactly what you are explaining”.

The driver, Chaim Biton, who was released to house arrest, likely to face criminal charges as the preliminary investigation points to negligence on his part, leading to the fatal crash that left of 20 others injured.

The niftar was a son of Rav Hillel Amdari, a prominent rov in Yavniel and member of the Breslov kehilla.

Photos:

· The Egged representatives making a shiva visit.

· The mourning notice from Egged appearing in various chareidi newspapers this week

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photo: Media Resource Group)