Five killed in vehicle accidents in Israel on Monday night

Five were killed on Monday night following the car accidents in northern and central Israel.

The bruised body of a 35-year-old man was found near a scooter which he was riding Jabotinsky Street in Tel Aviv. The incident is being investigated by police as a possible hit-and-run.

In another accident, at 1 A.M., a car with five people inside a car hit a fence near Zichron Yaakov in the north. The 20-year-old driver was trapped inside the car and he died. His four passengers were admitted to hospitals, including a 25-year-old woman in serious condition with abdominal injuries, who was taken to Hillel Yaffeh Medical Center located in Hadera.

The three others were admitted to the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. Two of these people situation was serious.

On Route 44 near Azur, an accident saw the deaths of two motorcyclists, a 34-year-old woman from Holon and a 42-year-old man from Givatayim. The man died after a few hours.

On Route 40 near Petah Tikva, a 17-year-old died after being hit by a car.