New video footage circulating online shows passersby stopping on Highway 4 and taking merchandise that fell from a truck after its driver was killed in a crash early Thursday morning, according to a social media post. The driver was killed in the accident, and the looting occurred as onlookers helped themselves to the scattered goods.
New video footage circulating online Thursday evening shows passersby stopping on Highway 4 and taking merchandise that fell from a truck, after its driver was killed in a fatal crash early Thursday morning. The footage, shared on social media, adds visual detail to earlier reports of looting at the scene. As The Zioneer reported at 08:59 Jerusalem, drivers were already looting the truck shortly after the accident; the new video corroborates those accounts.
The crash was first reported by The Zioneer at 08:59 Jerusalem as a severe accident with a truck overturned and on fire, with no casualty figures. Within the same hour, the accident was confirmed fatal by N12, and the cause was reported: the driver swerved to avoid a stalled vehicle. Subsequently, reports emerged that drivers were looting the truck, and the looting continued, as The Zioneer reported in updates throughout the evening.
Fatal truck accidents have been a recurring issue on Israeli highways. Earlier Thursday, The Zioneer reported a truck driver killed in a collision on Route 4 near Rishon LeZion, and another driver killed at the Holot Interchange after a truck overturned and caught fire. The circumstances of the current crash remain under investigation.
Police have not yet commented on the looting incident. The video footage has not been officially verified, though it is widely circulated.
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