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Truck collides with bus stop in central Israel; there are at least 30 injured

At least 35 people were injured this morning when a truck hit a bus stop in Glilot, north of Tel Aviv in central Israel. Israeli police say the circumstances surrounding the event are being investigated.

The Israeli ambulance service, Magen David Adom, also says it is treating dozens of people at the scene. At least six have serious injuries.

The incident occurred on a road near the headquarters of the Israeli spy agency Mossad. A spokesman for the Israeli police force said preliminary data indicates the truck collided with passengers as well as a bus at a stop near the Glilot military base.

The driver was shot and “neutralized”, according to police, who did not say whether they were treating the incident as a suspected terrorist attack or a road accident.

Paramedics and police are on scene near the military base. According to the authorities, “care units, ambulances, motor vehicles and rescuers” were also sent. “90 units of blood” have already been supplied to hospitals. The Israeli press is describing what happened as an “event with victims in mass”.

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Francesco Giganti

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