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Car accident blocks Highway 40 northbound near Neot Hovav

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TL;DR

A traffic accident on Highway 40 in the Neot Hovav area has blocked the road northbound and caused major disruption southbound, according to the Ramat Negev local council.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Highway 40 in the Neot Hovav area (southern Israel) is closed northbound following a car accident reported shortly after 16:00. Southbound traffic is also significantly disrupted. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes or contact the Ramat Negev council hotline at 08-6564106. The road was scheduled for security-related closures earlier today in a separate notice — this is an unrelated traffic incident.

02 · How it developed

2 developments

  1. Latest

    30-year-old man moderately wounded and evacuated to Soroka Hospital

  2. Car accident blocks Highway 40 northbound near Neot Hovav

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03 · Source and signal

Source and signal

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