The pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Tiberias on Tuesday evening has been identified as a 50-year-old man, according to reports. The victim's identity was previously unreported. Police are investigating the accident.
Reports now identify the pedestrian killed in a vehicle collision on Rehov HaNasi Weizmann in Tiberias as a 50-year-old man. The identification, confirmed in the early hours of Wednesday, July 15, clarifies the victim's age and gender, which had been previously reported based on initial assessments. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening; the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Zioneer's reporting on the incident began at 21:46 Jerusalem time on Tuesday, July 14, when Magen David Adom reported that a man approximately 50 years old was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle and was receiving CPR for a severe head injury. At the same timestamp, we reported that the pedestrian had died. At 21:46, we also reported that the death was confirmed but the victim's identity had not yet been released. At 23:01 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the victim's identity remained unknown. Now, at 01:32 Jerusalem on Wednesday, reports identify the victim as a 50-year-old man.
The Zioneer has reported on several pedestrian fatalities in recent weeks, including a 60-year-old pedestrian killed by a bus in Nesher on June 24 and a 52-year-old man killed in a truck-pedestrian collision in Arraba on June 14. Police are investigating the circumstances of the Tiberias accident.
The victim's name has not been released. It remains unclear whether the driver of the vehicle has been identified or questioned.
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