Fatal truck accident in Samaria: Rabbi Nissan Shalom z"l

Today (Wednesday) morning, a little before 6:00, there was a severe frontal accident on Route 60, between Elon Moreh and Hawara checkpoint, involving a private car and a Palestinian truck.

JS Hatzala volunteers were dispatched to the scene together West Bank rescue unit, since the driver was trapped, but after the rescue and resuscitation efforts he was pronounced dead. Shay ZAKA volunteers were called to treat the dead with dignity.

The deceased is Rabbi Nissan Shalom z"l, resident of Elon Moreh, 60 years old, who drove his private car and was killed.

Findings from the investigation of the traffic examiners of the Shay district indicate that the truck made a self-accident and, as a result, the portion of the route was blocked - and the private vehicle collided with on the back side.

Shomron Regional Council head Gershon Mesika said: "The serious accident was predictable, our warnings fell on deaf ears. Hawara highway is a road dangerous for traffic, clearly unsafe and is prepared to meet the vast number of vehicles passing in it - since the Hawara checkpoint was opened. For over two years we are begging to build a bypass road for both Jewish and Arab passengers alike. All requests were turned down by the person in charge for political reasons. This terrible accident is the price of indifference. "

The funeral of Rabbi Shalom will leave at 13:45 from the Rachamei Tirtza synagogue in Elon Moreh settlement to the cemetery.

May his soul be cherished in the bundle of life.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!