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Prime minister's motorcade hits, wounds Jerusalem girl
By Jonathan Lis and Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent

A vehicle in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's motorcade on Thursday evening hit a 10-year-old girl near the entrance to Jerusalem.

The girl was lightly wounded and taken for medical treatment at Hadassah University Hospital, in Ein Karem, Jerusalem.

The accident reportedly occurred while the girl was crossing the road while oncoming traffic had a green light.
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The prime minister was reportedly traveling in the motorcade at the time, but was not riding in the car involved in the accident, according to the prime minister's spokesman.

Initial investigations revealed that the prime minister's motorcade arrived at the junction near the entrance to the city around 9 P.M. According to Shin Bet regulations, the motorcade is not allowed to stop at red lights while transporting the prime minister, in order to avert potential assassination attempts.

The cars in the motorcade were driving with their sirens and lights on when they arrived at the junction. The girl reportedly tried to cross the street and the same time and was hit and lightly injured by one of the cars in the motorcade.

Police sources said that the motorcade drove through a red light while the girl was crossing on green.

A paramedic who was traveling in the motorcade rushed to the girl and administered first aid.

Police reports state that the vehicle involved in the accident remained at the scene while the rest of the motorcade left the scene. The report also stated that Magen David Adom ambulances arrived at the scene shortly thereafter to treat the child.

The prime minister's bureau stated that Olmert was only notified of the incident after he arrived at his office in Jerusalem.

Olmert reportedly called the hospital to check on the girl's condition
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  1.   10yr old child not important? 23:49  |  Palestinian Brit 16/08/07
  2.   Olmert must resign 06:28  |  Alex 17/08/07
  3.   Suprised it hasn`t happened before 07:29  |  Hanna 17/08/07
  4.   #s 1 + 2: 07:30  |  Michael Steiner 17/08/07
  5.   Now we can`t cross the streets because of Olmert.! 07:47  |  Avraham 17/08/07
  6.   to #4 08:08  |  Alex 17/08/07
  7.   #3, Hanna 08:33  |  Hannah 17/08/07
  8.   contradiction 10:16  |  yaqov 17/08/07
  9.   Michael Steiner 10:22  |  Andrew 17/08/07
  10.   No need to panic 11:13  |  Rivka 17/08/07
  11.   Alex (6) and others: 11:33  |  Michael Steiner 17/08/07
  12.   Olmert`s Bulldozer Motorcade 11:36  |  Zvi 17/08/07
  13.   Re: contradiction - those ahead saw her crossing 11:41  |  Alex 17/08/07
  14.   #3 A weird description 11:45  |  Kate 17/08/07
  15.   #10 11:49  |  dejavu 17/08/07
  16.   Disinformation and speculations 12:44  |  Alex 17/08/07
  17.   It was just an accident... 12:47  |  El_Justiciero 17/08/07
  18.   AREN`T THERE 5 CARS IN THE PM`S CONVOY 02:20  |  sid 19/08/07
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