Within two hours: two drivers lost consciousness while driving - one killed, the other in critical condition
Two drivers lost consciousness this morning in two separate incidents, apparently due to cardiac events. In Bat Yam, a 62-year-old driver crashed into a wall and died at the hospital. About two hours later, on Route 3, a driver in his 40s collapsed and was evacuated in critical condition.
Two drivers lost consciousness this morning (Saturday) in two separate incidents, apparently due to cardiac events. In the first incident, which occurred in Bat Yam, a 62-year-old driver crashed into a wall and was evacuated to Wolfson Medical Center while undergoing resuscitation, where he was pronounced dead. In the second incident, on Route 3 near the Yessodot junction, a driver in his 40s collapsed while driving and was evacuated in critical condition to Kaplan Medical Center. At 07:25, the first report was received at the 101 emergency hotline of Magen David Adom in the Ayalon region regarding the incident in Bat Yam. Later, the police updated that the driver had died at the hospital. At 09:27, an additional report was received at the 101 hotline of MDA in the Lakhish region regarding the second incident. MDA teams called to the scene noticed the vehicle near a safety barrier, with civilians performing resuscitation on the driver.