Car crash with passers-by injured in central Tel Aviv (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Injuries were reported after a car collided with a motorcycle that, in turn, rammed into pedestrians in Tel Aviv, police told Haaretz, saying it was a traffic accident, not a terrorist attack. The incident occurred minutes before US President Donald Trump landed at Ben Gurion Airport.
#MagenDavidAdom on the scene in #TelAviv, patients have been evacuated to Inchilov #hospital#EMS#Emergency#Medicine#Israel#MDA#Rescuepic.twitter.com/qMX4gTpGio
— Magen David Adom (@Mdais) May 22, 2017
The vehicle rammed into a motorcycle, which then hit a bicycle rider and hurtled through a crowd of pedestrians, the Israel police told Haaretz.
The Tel Aviv car ramming attack may in fact be a traffic accident. But stay frosty nonetheless folks pic.twitter.com/xV7RXCLbPR
— Danny Swibel (@DSwibel) May 22, 2017
The incident took place on Jaffa Road in the center of the city, Haaretz added.
Israel’s national ambulance service (MDA) have confirmed on Twitter that the injured have been taken to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
Car ramming in #telaviv ? Or just an acident? pic.twitter.com/94HhmwysQc
— Lissy Kaufmann (@LissyKaufmann) May 22, 2017