A fatal vehicular accident occurred on Sunday morning on Route 90 between Kibbutz Afikim and Ashdod Yaakov. The head-on collision resulted in the death of one person.

According to the IDF Spokesman’s Office, the male killed in the accident is identified as Sgt.-Major Avishai Biton Z”L, who served in the IDF Rabbinate. His levaya will take place in Meron at 6:00PM on Sunday. Avishai lived in Avivim.

In the other vehicle, a 30-year-old male with suspected abdominal injuries was transported to Poriah Hospital in Tiveria, listed in moderate/stable condition.

The accident resulted in the closure of the road in both directions. Police forensic personnel arrived at the scene to begin gathering evidence to determine the cause of the accident.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)