Press Release
33 injured, including 6 in serious condition, 7 moderate, and 20 mild, after being struck by truck in Ramat Hasharon
At 10:08 today (Sunday), a report was received in MDA’s 101 Emergency Call Center of a truck that struck dozens of people near a bus stop in Aharon Yariv Blvd, in Ramat Hasharon.
Large numbers of MDA teams were dispatched to the scene, including ambulances, mobile intensive care units (MICUs) and Medicycle responders who were rapidly on scene, provided medical treatment and evacuated 37 casualties to Ichilov, Beilinson, Hasharon, Wolfson, Shamir-Assaf Harofe, Sheba in Tel Hashomer, Laniado and Meir Hospitals. Among the injured:
– 6 in serious condition
– 7 in moderate condition
– 20 in mild condition
– 4 anxiety victims
The casualties were divided to the following hospitals:
Ichilov Hospital – 5 casualties (3 serious, 70 year old male in head and limb injuries, sedated and ventilated, 72 year old male with multi-trauma injuries, and an 80 year old male with limb injuries; 1 moderate, 60 year old female with multi-trauma injuries, 1 mild) and 2 with anxiety symptoms
Meir Hospital – 9 casualties (3 serious, 40 year old male with a head injury, a 70 year old male with multi-trauma injuries, 72 year female with face and limb injuries. 3 moderate, 60 year old male with limb injuries, 65 year old male and female with upper body injuries, and 3 mild with limb injuries)
Meir Hospital – 4 casualties (2 moderate, 82 year old female with a pelvic injury, and a 60 year old male with limb injuries, and 2 mild)
Laniado Hospital – 6 casualties (1 moderate and 5 mild, males and females in their 70s with limb injuries)
Wolfson Hospital – 3 mild (male and female aged about 75 with limb injuries and 30 year old male with limb injuries)
Shamir-Assaf Harofe Hospital – 2 mild (male and female in their 60s with limb injuries)
Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital – 3 mild (65 year old female, 60 and 29 year old males with limb injuries) and 2 with anxiety symptoms
Hasharon Hospital – 1 mild (73 year old male with head and limb injuries)
During the incident, Magen David Adom’s Blood Services supplied 90 units of blood and blood components to Beilinson, Ichilov and Meir Hospitals
MDA Senior EMT Elior Yosef: “When we arrived on scene we saw a truck that had struck dozens of people who had alighted from a bus and were standing at the bus stop. 8 casualties were trapped under the truck, and a number of further casualties were either lying or walking near the truck. We performed a primary survey to assess the injuries, immediately began treating the casualties, and then evacuated them to hospital.
MDA Senior EMT Raziel Yosepovich: “I was rapidly on scene with an MDA Medicycle. I saw a number of people trapped under the truck. Along with additional MDA teams, I started treating the casualties, and assisted the ambulance and MICU teams who evacuated the casualties to hospital.
MDA Medicycle Unit Paramedic Yissachar Weiss: “This was an extremely difficult scene where a truck had hit dozens of people at a bus stop in Ramat Hasharon. The casualties with varying levels of injury were all conscious, with 8 trapped under the truck. We immediately began treating the casualties, including stopping any bleeding while extrication efforts continued. We managed to extricate 7 with the help of members of the public, and one with the assistance of the fire department. MDA’s teams who were on scene with ambulances and MICUs, rapidly evacuated the casualties to hospital, while continuing to provide treatment en-route.”
Zaki Heller
MDA Spokesperson
