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89-year-old pedestrian critically injured by vehicle in Ashkelon

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TL;DR

An 89-year-old pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Ashkelon this morning. Magen David Adom teams performed resuscitation at the scene; once his heart resumed beating he was evacuated to Barzilai Hospital with a head injury and in critical condition, according to Israeli media.

01 · THE DISPATCH

An 89-year-old pedestrian was critically injured this morning after being struck by a vehicle in Ashkelon. Magen David Adom teams performed CPR at the scene; once his heart resumed beating, he was evacuated to Barzilai Hospital with a head injury and in critical condition, according to Israeli media.

This incident is the latest in a series of pedestrian-vehicle collisions in Israeli cities over recent days. As The Zioneer reported earlier this morning (08:07), an 89-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit on Mifratz Street in Ashkelon — identical in age and location, confirming this as the same event now updated with critical condition. No further details on the circumstances of the accident have been released.

02 · How it developed

3 developments

  1. Latest

    Condition worsened to critical; heart resumed beating after CPR by MDA.

  2. Victim evacuated to Barzilai Hospital after successful resuscitation at the scene.

  3. 89-year-old seriously injured in pedestrian accident in Ashkelon

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