Eight injured in car ramming attack in central Israel

At least eight people were injured this morning when a vehicle struck pedestrians waiting at a bus stop on Highway 57 at the entrance to Kfar Yona, a city in central Israel east of Netanya.

Emergency services treated the wounded at the scene and evacuated two people – a man and a woman, both around 20 years old – to Laniado Hospital in serious, though not critical, condition with chest and limb injuries.

Three others were in moderate condition with head and limb injuries, and three people were in mild condition. In addition to Laniado, victims were transported to Meir and Hillel Yaffe hospitals.

The driver fled the scene immediately after the crash, leading Israeli security forces to shut down several crossings into the West Bank.