(haipo) – On Monday night, 21/4/25, around 22:00 PM, a 47-year-old pedestrian was run over to death at the Maksim intersection on HaHagana Boulevard in Haifa.
The salvation union said:
A pedestrian was run over and killed on Sderot HaHagana Street in Haifa.
Muhammad Safi, a United Hatzalah medic, said: "This is a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at the scene due to the nature of the severe injuries he suffered."
MDA informed Lahi Pa:
At 22:44 PM, a report was received at the MDA 101 hotline in the Carmel area about a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on HaHagana Boulevard in Haifa. Medics and paramedics report a man about 60 years old, with no signs of life and multiple systemic injuries, and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Paramedic Ahmed Zeidan and MDA paramedics Omar Yehoshua and Ariel Danilovsky said:
"We saw the pedestrian lying on the road, unconscious and suffering from very serious injuries to his body. We performed medical examinations, but unfortunately his injuries were significant and we were forced to declare him dead."
The police told Lai Pa:
Carmel Area traffic accident investigators have begun investigating the circumstances of a traffic accident that occurred tonight between a vehicle and a pedestrian on HaHagana Street in Haifa near the Maxim intersection.
According to medical officials, the pedestrian, a 47-year-old resident of Haifa, was pronounced dead as a result of the accident.
Haifa police forces, along with Carmel Area traffic accident investigators who arrived at the scene, began investigating the circumstances of the accident.
From Zaka'a it was delivered to Lai Pa:
Last night, a report was received at the ZAKA hotline about a fatal car accident on Hagana Boulevard in Haifa, in which a 60-year-old pedestrian was hit by a passing vehicle. MDA teams called to the scene were forced to confirm his death at the scene.
Israel Shechter, ZAKA volunteer, Northern District, He said: "This is a very difficult scene. When I arrived at the scene, I saw a man about 60 years old lying on the road, unconscious and suffering from severe injuries all over his body. MDA teams performed medical examinations, but unfortunately the injuries were very serious and they were forced to confirm his death. ZAKA Volunteers Northern District "Workers at the scene are treating the deceased with dignity and collecting the remains."
Very sad😢
There are beggars at the intersection who hang around at a dangerous intersection and a highway between the cars and are not very careful. I have seen cases of almost accidents because of them.
Apparently the beggar was not lucky this time.
Not to mention the motorcycle races that take place in the Haganah Demon every night.
Dangerous intersection, when will they build a pedestrian bridge there?
The intersection is not dangerous. Pedestrians who cross the red light on their own accord are the problem, and there are many who cross irresponsibly.
147 deaths in traffic accidents since the beginning of the year.
In 2023, we only reached this number in June! We are in the middle of April.
A real war is taking place on the roads. The overcrowding is deadly. Courier motorcycles travel against the direction of traffic or zig-zag between vehicles, endangering panicked drivers. Pedestrians are not given sidewalks.
Safe roads and safe crosswalks. No traffic calming. No traffic police. No taking serial offenders off the roads. Trucks driven by criminals with dozens of previous convictions.
The situation is catastrophic.
2023 – 361 deaths
2024 – 439 deaths
At the current rate, this year there could be up to 500 deaths in traffic accidents.
The situation for pedestrians in Haifa is the worst in Israel.
Since the beginning of the year, 7 pedestrians have been killed in Haifa.
The mayor allows illegal parking on roads, on sidewalks, blocking sidewalks that force pedestrians to go out onto the roads to bypass parked vehicles, there are no traffic police and municipal enforcement is powerless. People park and drive illegally.
Tens of thousands of vehicles enter and pass through Haifa or spend their time here in wild driving and "competitions" on the coastal road. The situation must make headlines every day.