Eleven-year-old injured after electric scooter hit by car in southern Israel

An 11-year-old child riding an electric scooter has been injured after being struck by a vehicle in Yeruham, a town in the Negev region of southern Israel. The incident occurred on Sunday on Asher Sankar Street. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics provided immediate medical treatment at the scene before transferring the child to Soroka Medical Centre in nearby Beersheba. The boy’s condition is reported as moderate, though he remains under observation at the hospital. Details about the circumstances of the collision and whether the vehicle driver remained at the scene have not yet been disclosed. The incident highlights ongoing safety concerns about electric scooters, particularly their use by young people in busy urban areas.

Source: Walla News — Original article in Hebrew.