Last update - 00:00 21/03/2007
Two killed and 11 injured in road accident between Afula and Beit She'an
By Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent
Two people were killed Wednesday morning and 11 others injured in a traffic accident between Afula and Beit She'an, on Route 71 near Navot junction.
Two of the injured are in serious condition, three are in moderate condition and six were lightly injured.
According to an initial inquiry by the transit branch of the Amakim District Police, the accident involved a semi-trailer truck and two jeeps carrying members of a shelter from the north who were on a trip.
The accident occurred when the two jeeps driving in front of the truck, slowed down in order to turn onto a dirt road. The truck hit one of the jeeps from behind, causing it to hit the second jeep in front of it.
Afula Fire Department rescuers pulled the injured out of the vehicles and ambulances from the Gilboa branch of Magen David Adom emergency medical services took them to Haemek Hospital in Afula.
One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident while a second victim, who was in critical condition, died shortly after.