A collision between two vehicles on Route 35 near Moshav Berekya on Tuesday evening left a man about 40 and a woman about 50 injured in moderate condition, according to the Judea and Samaria Rescue Union. Medics at the scene extricated the trapped male driver and provided initial treatment before evacuating both patients to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon.
A two-vehicle crash on Route 35 near Moshav Berekya sent two people to hospital in moderate condition on Tuesday evening, the Judea and Samaria Rescue Union reported.
First responders arrived at the scene near the Berekya Junction to find a vehicle overturned with two occupants conscious but injured. A man about 40 was trapped in the wreckage and was extricated by rescue crews suffering head and limb injuries; a woman about 50 sustained head and chest trauma, the rescue organization said. Both were treated on site with bandages and splints before being evacuated to Barzilai Medical Center's trauma unit in Ashkelon.
The crash follows a string of accidents on Route 35 in recent weeks, including a collision near Beit Guvrin on June 15 that left three people hospitalized in moderate condition, and a crash near the Tarkumiya checkpoint on June 7 that injured six. The circumstances of tonight's incident remain under investigation; no other vehicles were reported involved and no additional casualties are known at this time.
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