Five people were killed and one seriously was wounded in traffic accidents early Tuesday morning, Israel Radio reported.

In the village of Wadi Al-Qassam, in the Wadi Ara region, a local resident accidentally ran over and killed his two-year-old daughter while he was driving in reverse, the report stated.

Police have opened an investigation into the incident.

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Near the Arava desert junction, four people were killed after the jeep they were traveling in flipped over, the radio report stated.

A fifth passenger in the jeep was moderately wounded and was evacuated by helicopter to Soroka hospital in Be'er Sheva.

244 people have died so far this year in traffic accidents.