Two children in critical condition: 8-year-old boy injured in hit-and-run in the Negev, 12-year-old girl injured while riding her bicycle

Two children are in critical condition: an 8-year-old boy was apparently hit by a bus on Road 316 in the Negev, the driver fled and police are searching for him. A 12-year-old girl was injured while riding her bicycle in Yitzhar, her condition is critical and medics performed CPR on her. Both children were evacuated to hospitals.

Two children are in critical condition: an 8-year-old boy was injured today (Thursday) in the Negev, apparently from being hit by a bus on Road 316. The driver fled the scene and police have launched a search for him. The boy was brought to a local clinic in Hura and from there evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva while receiving CPR. In a separate incident, a 12-year-old girl riding her bicycle in Yitzhar was injured in critical condition. Medics and paramedics from Magen David Adom, together with an IDF medical team, performed CPR on her. Police are investigating the circumstances of the first accident.