Pedestrian Killed in Road Accident on Route 44

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A pedestrian, around 40, was critically injured in a collision with two trucks on Route 44, near Beit Dagan. Magen David Adom crews provided him with initial treatment and evacuated him to Shamir Assaf Harofeh hospital while performing resuscitation. He suffered multi-system trauma and loss of consciousness. The two truck drivers were evacuated in light condition.

The pedestrian was found lying on the road with no pulse and no breathing. At the hospital, doctors were forced to pronounce his death after resuscitation efforts. The circumstances of his presence on the dark stretch of road are being examined.

Police detained the driver for questioning, a resident of Petah Tikva in his 70s. Traffic investigators opened an examination of the scene at the Chabad junction.