Two killed in separate car accidents on Highways 6 and 7 in southern Israel

A 28-year-old man died when his car overturned on Highway 6 near Kiryat Gat. Hours later, a female passenger was killed in a collision on Highway 7. Police are investigating.

Two people were killed this evening (Wednesday) in two fatal road accidents that occurred in southern Israel within less than an hour. In the first accident, on Highway 6 between the Ma'ahaz Interchange and the Kiryat Gat Interchange, a vehicle overturned and a 28-year-old man was killed. Medics and paramedics from Magen David Adom performed CPR on him but were forced to pronounce his death at the scene. In the second accident, on Highway 7 near the Kanot Interchange, a female passenger was killed in one of two private vehicles involved in the accident. Two additional passengers were injured, one moderately and one lightly, and were evacuated for medical treatment. Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident on Highway 7, and officers from the Kiryat Malakhi station and traffic accident investigators from the Lachish district are at the scene working to regulate traffic.