Teenager seriously injured in e-scooter accident in Jatt

A 14-year-old boy has been seriously injured after an accident involving an electric scooter in Jatt, a mixed Arab-Jewish town in northern Israel. The teenager sustained a serious head injury and required immediate medical attention at the scene. Paramedics and emergency responders from Magen David Adom, Israel’s national ambulance service, provided emergency treatment before transporting him to Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in Hadera. The boy was admitted to hospital in serious condition with significant head trauma. The exact circumstances of the accident remain unclear, though electric scooters have become an increasingly common cause of injury among young people in Israel, with head injuries being a particular concern among medical professionals and safety advocates.

Source: Walla News — Original article in Hebrew.