Man killed, another injured in car-truck crash on Highway 222 in Negev

A man about 50 died and another about 40 was moderately injured when a car collided with a truck on Highway 222 in the Negev on Monday. The injured was airlifted to Soroka Medical Center. Police are investigating.

A man about 50 years old was killed, and another man about 40 years old was moderately injured on Monday in a road accident between a private car and a truck on Highway 222 in the Negev, southern Israel. Magen David Adom emergency teams reported arriving at the scene and declaring the man's death due to his severe injuries. They added that the other man sustained moderate injuries and was airlifted to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva for treatment. Police traffic accident investigators have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.