MDA informed Lahi Pa:
At 18:10 PM, a report was received at the MDA 101 hotline in the Carmel area about a traffic accident on Mevo Street in Haifa. MDA medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment and referring an 80-year-old man to Rambam Hospital, in critical condition while resuscitation efforts are underway.
Senior MDA medic Hai Takash said:
"When we arrived at the scene, we noticed an 80-year-old man unconscious, without a pulse or breathing. We gave him life-saving medical treatment, which included chest compressions, administering an electric shock from a defibrillator, and administering medication. We evacuated him in an MDA intensive care unit to the hospital in critical condition."
Another victim was evacuated to Rambam Hospital in mild condition.
The police told Lai Pa:
Police handling a fatal traffic accident at Mevo Haifa, near the western entrance to the Carmel Tunnels. Carmel Region traffic accident investigators have begun investigating the circumstances of a fatal traffic accident involving two private vehicles. A man in his 80s was taken to the hospital from the scene, where he was pronounced dead by medical officials. At this stage, all the circumstances of the incident are being examined. Traffic accident investigators and Haifa police are at the scene, collecting evidence and investigating the circumstances of the incident. Heavy traffic is in the area. Drivers are asked to avoid the area as much as possible and to use navigation apps to choose alternative routes.
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