Dozens injured as truck strikes bus stop in central Israel

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Israeli medical teams work at the scene where a truck rammed into pedestrians at a bus stop in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Itai Ron
Israeli police work at the scene where a truck rammed into pedestrians at a bus stop in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Itai Ron

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Dozens of people were injured on Sunday when a truck struck a bus stop at a major intersection in central Israel, Israeli rescue workers said.

“Currently, the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation,” the police said in a statement.

Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service said it was treating dozens of people at the site, at least four of them with serious injuries.

 

(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch, Editing by William Maclean)