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Tal Gino
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8-year old girl killed by ATV while riding bicycle

Tal Gino from Kfar Tavor suffers fatal injuries after being hit by ATV near local synagogue. MDA teams tend to 1,953 cases during Yom Kippur weekend

Eight-year old Tal Gino from Kfar Tavor in the Lower Galilee suffered fatal injuries Friday evening, just after Yom Kippur began, when an ATV (all terrain vehicle) struck her as she was riding her bicycle near a local synagogue.      

 

Magen David Adom paramedics rushed to the scene, where they found her suffering from multiple injuries.

 

She was taken to Haemek Medical Center in Afula in critical condition and later died from her wounds.

 

An accident waiting to happen  

The ATV driver, Asad Shibli from the neighboring village of Arab al-Shibli, whose license was previously revoked, was also injured, but tried to flee the scene. He was stopped by local residents and taken into police custody.

 

Chief Inspector Uzi Hadar, head of the motor-vehicle division in Ha'amakim district told Ynet that an initial investigation found that shortly before the accident, local Kfar Tavor residents who spotted the ATV asked Shibli to leave the premises.

 

"He started driving downhill wildly, hitting the girl on the way," said Hadar, adding that the Shibli was thrown off the ATV and moderately injured.

 

Kfar Tavor residents have previously filed several complaints against ATV owners driving recklessly in the area. Several local residents went as far as demanding that police charge Shibli with committing an act of terror. 

 

The Nazareth Magistrates' Court remanded Shibli for an additional seven days. Shibli, who was injured in the accident, is currently hospitalized in Haemek Medical Center in Afula.

 

Magen David Adom emergency services told Ynet Saturday that some 1,953 people required medical attention during the Yom Kippur weekend.

 

Some 121 women gave birth and 87 people fainted during the fast, eight of them needing CPR. MDA services also took care of 231 children suffering various bicycle and rollerblades injuries.

 


פרסום ראשון: 09.22.07, 23:22
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