One dead and dozens injured after 'truck-ramming' at bus stop near Tel Aviv
Israeli police say civilians shot and killed the truck driver after the vehicle “rammed” into a bus near Glilot military base; the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
TEL AVIV — One person was killed and Israel’s emergency services were treating dozens of casualties after a truck rammed into a bus as it was dropping off passengers at a bus stop near the Glilot military base north of Tel Aviv on Sunday morning.
A spokesperson for Israel’s police force said a preliminary investigation indicated that the truck collided with passengers as well as the bus.
Civilians at the scene “shot at the truck driver and neutralized him,” Israeli police said.
A 72-year-old man died from his injuries after being taken to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, the hospital confirmed to NBC News.
The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation, and Israeli police have not indicated whether they are treating the incident as a suspected terror attack or a traffic accident.
Hamas praised the attack, saying it was a “natural response” to Israel’s actions in “Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem.”
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