Channel 12's Inbar Tuizer reports that Jerusalem District police have opened an investigation into a truck accident on Highway 1. Traffic accident investigators are en route to the scene to examine the circumstances.
Jerusalem District police have opened an investigation into the truck accident on Highway 1 near the Sha'ar HaGai interchange, Channel 12's Inbar Tuizer reported Monday afternoon. Traffic accident investigators are en route to the scene to examine the circumstances. The development follows the accident that occurred earlier today at 13:42 Jerusalem time.
According to the thread of reports, at 13:42 a truck overturned on Highway 1 near Sha'ar HaGai, striking several vehicles. Magen David Adom (MDA) reported at 13:56 that two people were injured, one of them in moderate-to-serious condition. Initial reports varied on the casualty count—one early update corrected the number to one injured, but subsequent reports from MDA and other outlets restored the count to two wounded, with one in moderate-to-serious condition. The police investigation was announced in the latest update at 13:56.
Highway 1 is a major artery into Jerusalem, and the Sha'ar HaGai interchange is a key junction. The investigation will seek to determine the cause of the overturn. No official statement on the cause or further details on the injured have been released by authorities at this stage.
What remains open: The precise cause of the accident is still under investigation, and the full extent of injuries has not been independently confirmed beyond MDA's initial reports.
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