Emergency services responded to a collision near Kfar Yona, just off the coastal town of Netanya north of Tel Aviv, on Thursday morning after a vehicle struck pedestrians at a bus stop before the driver continued without stopping, although it was not immediately clear if this was a deliberate ramming attack.
Seven individuals were injured in the incident, with two sustaining moderate injuries and five suffering light wounds. The collision occurred on Route 57 at the entrance to Kfar Yona, prompting the deployment of substantial emergency response teams to assist the victims.
The Greater Tel Aviv area (Moshe Shai)
Magen David Adom emergency services confirmed that emergency dispatch received the initial report at 9:25 a.m. regarding a vehicle that collided with a bus stop on Route 57. MDA emergency medical technicians and paramedics are providing on-site medical care to six injured individuals with different severity levels of trauma.
Police authorities acknowledged the incident through their spokesperson, who described preliminary reports of a hit-and-run event near the Beit Lid junction involving multiple casualties. Law enforcement officials indicated that both the background circumstances and specific details of the collision remain under active investigation.
The emergency response has involved multiple ambulance units and police vehicles converging on the collision site to provide immediate medical assistance and initiate the search for the fleeing driver who left the scene after striking pedestrians waiting at the public transportation facility.