A head-on collision on Route 89 between Elkosh and Tzuriel on Friday afternoon left two vehicles in flames and four people injured, according to Magen David Adom. A woman about 60 was evacuated to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya in serious condition with multi-system trauma; another woman was moderately injured, and two men suffered minor injuries.
A woman about 60 was seriously injured and three others were hurt in a two-vehicle head-on crash on Route 89 near Elkosh in the Upper Galilee on Friday afternoon, according to Magen David Adom. MDA paramedic Amir Bohadana described the collision as "a very severe head-on crash" and said both vehicles caught fire on the roadside. The seriously injured woman was evacuated to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya with unstable vital signs and multi-system trauma; a second woman was moderately injured and two men suffered minor injuries.
Firefighting crews extricated trapped victims from the wreckage. Israeli police are investigating the cause of the accident. The Zioneer reported a similar crash on the same road near Elkosh minutes earlier (14:07 Friday), involving two women in their 60s, one seriously injured — this message from Or Ravid provides additional detail including the location between Elkosh and Tzuriel and the frontline nature of the impact.
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