Israeli soldier killed, two wounded near Haifa

An Israeli soldier was killed and two others were seriously injured after a concrete pump overturned on their military vehicle near the coastal city of Haifa.

Israeli media sources reported that a concrete pump hit an Israeli army-affiliated truck near the Yiftah intersection in northern Israel resulting in the death of a 20-year-old Israeli soldier and the injury of others.

The victims were reported to have been evacuated to Haifa’s Rambam Hospital.

Military Police are investigating the crash, the army said.

According to official sources, many Israeli soldiers have been killed in several traffic accidents since the beginning of this year.

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