Pedestrian killed by taxi driver in Nahariya, in front of her daughter

A 67-year-old pedestrian was killed today on President Ben Zvi Boulevard in Nahariya when she was struck by a taxi driver, in front of her 27-year-old daughter who was moderately injured. MDA crews evacuated the woman to Galilee Hospital in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead. The driver, 76, was lightly injured. Police traffic accident investigators opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.

A 67-year-old pedestrian was killed today (Friday) on President Ben Zvi Boulevard in Nahariya when she was struck by a taxi driver, in front of her 27-year-old daughter. An MDA crew that was called to the scene provided her with initial medical treatment and evacuated her to Galilee Hospital in the city in critical condition, and she was later pronounced dead. Her daughter was moderately injured and was taken to the hospital with injuries to her limbs. The driver, 76, was lightly injured and treated in the emergency room. Police traffic accident investigators opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. MDA senior paramedic Reut Mashali described the scene: the woman lay on the road unconscious, without a pulse and without breathing, with multi-system trauma, and resuscitation efforts were performed. The article also mentions a similar accident about three weeks ago in Hod HaSharon, where a pedestrian about 80 years old was killed.