A woman in her 20s was killed Thursday afternoon near the Iron Interchange after a vehicle swerved and struck her while she stood outside her car on the shoulder, according to police. The woman had been stopped by officers for a traffic check. Police are investigating the circumstances.
A fatal incident at the Iron Interchange took a clearer shape Thursday afternoon as police confirmed that the woman killed was stopped for a traffic check by officers, not by traffic inspectors as earlier indicated. The clarification came at 12:51 Jerusalem, shortly after The Zioneer reported at 12:49 that the stop was conducted by inspectors.
The desk's coverage of the event began at 12:17 Jerusalem, with initial reports placing the incident on Highway 6 at the Tzipori Interchange and describing the woman as having exited her vehicle to receive a police ticket. Within the same minute, the location was corrected to the Iron Interchange and the circumstance was described as a police check. By 12:49, police information led The Zioneer to report that the stop was by traffic inspectors. The latest police statement, issued at 12:51, states that the officers were police.
The Zioneer has reported on multiple fatal road incidents in recent weeks. On Thursday morning at 12:20, a woman in her 30s was killed in Wadi Ara after exiting her vehicle to receive a traffic ticket, according to i24NEWS and N12.
The investigation into the accident is ongoing. The victim's identity has not been publicly released. The driver of the striking vehicle remained at the scene; no further details on potential charges have been provided.
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