Serious accident in the Negev: Young man hit by car, condition serious

A 19-year-old young man was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 80 at the Tel Arad junction. Medics and paramedics of Magen David Adom evacuated him to Soroka Hospital suffering from multi-system trauma.

A serious road accident occurred this evening (Monday) in the Negev, when a 19-year-old young man was hit by a passing vehicle on Highway 80 near the Tel Arad junction. The pedestrian was seriously injured and evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba suffering from multi-system trauma. The report was received at the MDA 101 emergency hotline at 20:07, and medics and paramedics who were dispatched to the scene located the young man conscious but with severe injuries. MDA paramedic Muhammad Azbarga and medics Aref Abu Naga and Yeshayahu Rahavi said they provided him with life-saving treatment including stopping bleeding, immobilization and administering medications, and evacuated him in a mobile intensive care unit.