One of the wounded recounts: "I shouted: 'I have no hands,' a Jordanian who lived there took us to the hospital in his car" | Israel today

This morning (Saturday) four of the injured in the road accident in Georgia arrived in Israel on a special rescue flight.

The couple Karina and Asaf Knafo from Moshav Hosan, who were slightly injured and suffer from fractures in their arms and legs, were hospitalized at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

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A 39-year-old Israeli woman from Holon who was seriously injured is hospitalized at Sheba Medical Center.

She was on a trip to Georgia with her husband who was slightly injured and has already been released from a hospital in Georgia and is expected to arrive in Israel.

The couple has 3 children.

Her father said: "Her condition is serious, we are praying for her safety in the hope that the medical team and all the prayers of the people of Israel for a happy New Year will reach her and she will get out of this with God's help. She traveled with her husband in honor of their recent wedding anniversary and in honor of her birthday on October 4, in the evening Yom Kippur, because you can't celebrate on Kippur. That's why he took her to a nice and pleasant place, but the trip turned into hell."

Batumi in Georgia, photo: GettyImages

He also said: "I was informed about the accident yesterday at 1:30 am.

My son-in-law contacted his brother in Israel.

I was shocked and until this moment I have not recovered from the shock.

Her husband suffers several injuries, he has been released from hospital and is waiting for an emergency flight to Israel, his brother is also with him.

We hope he will return safely."

Assaf Knafo, an employee of the Strauss company, told about the circumstances of the accident: "We went for a trip to the waterfalls. After the first stop, we continued towards the great waterfall. Turning left, a huge truck drove into our lane - and ran into us. We emphasize that it wasn't just that it ran over us, it actually ran right into us The speed, and hit the entire length of the minibus - I saw it happen."

Rescuers near the crushed minibus, photo: ajara TV

"I immediately pulled Karina towards me from the window. We were sitting in the back seat in the same row where I think the passengers were also sitting. We didn't know anyone in the minibus, but everyone was Israeli. After the accident at first it was quiet. Everyone flew to the other side with all the broken glass on us, then The shouting started. And we saw the men of the women who were trapped because the chairs were crushed against them."

His wife Karina, who works in the veterans' department at the Ministry of Defense, adds: "It took me a long time to understand what was happening, I was shocked. I started shouting that I had no hands, I was sure that my hand had been cut off - I didn't feel it."

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Georgia, photo: Yaakov Levitam

Assaf: "Local people tried to rescue but were unable to get into the minibus. It was bizarre: they were working from the outside. We saw them through the windows and they were unable to get in. One large man managed to get in and started moving all the chairs, and that's how he got to those who were trapped."

Asaf says that the rescue forces were late in arriving, and he and his partner were evacuated to the hospital by a Jordanian resident.

"Luckily, there was also a Jordanian who lived in Georgia, and he also participated in the rescue. After he took us, I realized at some point that the hands were broken by the radiation. I also had two hands broken. I passed out. My wife slapped me and woke me up. The Jordanian guy took us in his private car before the ambulances arrived He took us to the hospital and saved us. He drove like crazy."

The couple added: "We want to say a big thank you to a nurse named Yael from Soroka Hospital.

She celebrated her 70th birthday in Georgia. She immediately devoted herself to this task even though she was on a trip and chose to come to the hospital."

"It is important for us to say that we were showered with love by Israelis living in Georgia. Two businesses from Shlomi's home restaurant to Exodus restaurant sent us food."

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