A private car driver was killed in a collision with a bus on the route between Shizun and Shizun • Some of the injured bus passengers were evacuated to Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat

Serious accident on Highway 40: A 30-year-old man was killed and 11 injured in a collision Tuesday between a private vehicle and a bus in the section between Shits and Shizun. The dead man is the driver of the car trapped inside the vehicle and rescued by fire fighters from Eilat station.

Photo: Documentation of firefighting and rescue operations Eilat

According to the MDA statement, an IDF medical force assisted in the incident. 11 people were evacuated to Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat: a man of 60 years of age in mild-to-moderate condition and ten who were lightly injured.

"This is a very serious car accident between a private vehicle and a bus," said a senior medic at MDA Elijah Shariki. The front of the vehicle was completely crushed and at the same time as the complex rescue operations we performed medical examinations but it was without signs of life and within a short time his death was determined. The bus passengers walked along the edge of the road, fully conscious and suffering from dry injuries. We performed medical examinations and they were evacuated to MDA ambulances to continue medical treatment at Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat. "

The fire and rescue spokeswoman said: "The fire crews who arrived at the scene noticed a car accident between a private vehicle and a bus and that there were two trapped in the fire. Prior to the arrival of the fire forces, several additional casualties were evacuated by MDA and IDF medical teams. In addition, fire fighters took action to stabilize the vehicles and cut off energy sources in order to rule out danger on the spot.