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A chase that took place on Wednesday morning 24 Menachem Av resulted in a ten-vehicle collision. Police were chasing two suspicious vehicles, suspected of being stolen. During the pursuit, one policeman fired in the area when he felt he was in life-threatening danger, a police report states.

Magen David Adom paramedics treated on victim of the ten-car collision that resulted. His condition was listed as serious when transported to Meir Hospital in Kfar Sava. The other victims were listed in light condition.

There were two stolen vehicles, one from Haifa and the second Tirat Carmel. Members of the Israel Police ‘Etgar’ unit, which combats car thefts, were involved in the chase which began at Netanya Interchange.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)