Drove at high speed, lost control of the vehicle - and crashed into a pole | Footage

A young man, about 20 years old, was seriously injured this morning (Tuesday) in a car accident in Rahat, after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a pole. Footage from the accident shows the vehicle hitting the pole with great force. He was evacuated to Soroka Hospital in serious and unstable condition. Just four days ago, a 7-year-old boy was killed in an accident near Rahat.

A young man, about 20 years old, was seriously injured this morning (Tuesday) in a car accident in Rahat, after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a pole. Footage from the accident, published on social media, shows the vehicle hitting the pole with great force. In the morning hours, a report was received at the MDA emergency center about the accident. Medics and paramedics who arrived at the scene provided medical treatment to the young man and evacuated him to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, in serious and unstable condition, suffering from multi-system trauma. MDA paramedic Anis Abu Dabas said the vehicle had severe sheet metal damage, and the young man suffered from multi-system trauma. The team provided medical treatment including anesthesia and ventilation, and then evacuated him in a mobile intensive care unit to the hospital. The article notes that just four days ago, a 7-year-old boy was killed in a car accident near Rahat. In that incident, the child was brought by private vehicle to meet an MDA team on Road 264, near the junction at the entrance to the city, and his death was determined. The police opened an investigation into the circumstances of the previous accident.