6-year-old riding scooter killed by bus in Modi'in Illit
A 6-year-old boy riding an electric scooter was killed after being hit by a bus on Avnei Nezer Street in Modi'in Illit. MDA medics pronounced him dead at the scene due to multi-system injuries.
A 6-year-old boy riding an electric scooter was killed after being hit by a bus on Avnei Nezer Street in Modi'in Illit. MDA spokesperson reported that at 5:10 PM, a call was received at the 101 emergency hotline about a pedestrian struck by a bus. Medics and paramedics who arrived at the scene reported a child approximately 6 years old with multi-system injuries and no signs of life, and pronounced him dead at the scene. Paramedic Amit Shemesh and medics Nati Roter and Yisrael Menachem Yitzchaki said the child was unconscious with no pulse or breathing, and they performed resuscitation efforts, but the injury was critical. There is a discrepancy in the reported age: the headline and opening state "6 years old," while the medics described him as "about 5 years old."