A pregnant woman was seriously injured in a chain-reaction crash during a Haredi protest convoy on Highway 1, according to reports. The incident occurred amid protests against a wave of arrests of draft evaders. Emergency responders are on scene.
A pregnant woman was seriously injured Wednesday evening in a chain-reaction crash on Highway 1 during a Haredi protest convoy, according to reports. The crash occurred as the convoy — organized against the arrest of draft evaders by military police — was moving slowly on the highway, a factor police attributed to the accident in earlier versions of this story (The Zioneer, Wed 18:44 Jerusalem). Emergency responders arrived 25 minutes after the call, i24NEWS reported. The woman's condition, initially described in earlier reports as moderate and later as serious, has now been confirmed as serious following the crash, according to a report by i24NEWS.
Earlier Wednesday evening, The Zioneer reported that a Haredi protest convoy on Highway 1 was being asked by organizers to turn back home, and that altercations had broken out between protesters and residents in Arad (Wed 18:44 Jerusalem). A separate incident at the Ganot junction left a 21-year-old moderately wounded in what was reported as a suspect-ramming event (Wed 18:44 Jerusalem). Police attributed the initial crash to the convoy's slow driving, and MK Goldknopf was seen leading the convoy, according to earlier reports.
As The Zioneer has reported, the protests are part of a wider campaign against the arrest of draft evaders by military police, which have drawn large crowds and intermittent disruptions nationwide. The personal injury marks the most severe incident reported from the protests so far.
Further details on the precise circumstances of the crash, the woman's condition in specific terms, and whether charges have been filed remain unconfirmed. The report of a 25-minute response time by emergency services has not been officially corroborated by Magen David Adom.
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