Man Killed After Electric Car Bursts Into Flames In Crash Outside Elad

BDE: A man around 50 was killed Sunday afternoon in a fatal crash on Route 4711 near the entrance to the Charedi city of Elad. Two other people were injured in the crash and taken for medical treatment. Emergency officials said the crash involved three vehicles, including a truck and an electric car.

The electric vehicle burst into flames after the collision, sparking a brush fire in the nearby open area. Magen David Adom medics, United Hatzalah volunteers and other rescue teams arrived at the scene and began treating the wounded.

“When we arrived, we saw a difficult scene,” MDA emergency medic Motti Farkash and paramedic Matan Yarom said. “A vehicle was burning after a crash with a truck. Next to the vehicle lay a man around 50, unconscious and suffering multi-system trauma. We performed advanced resuscitation efforts, but in the end, we were forced to pronounce him dead.”

Hatzalah medics said they also treated a man around 25 in moderate condition and a woman around 40 in light condition. Both were evacuated to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva for further treatment.

Fire and Rescue teams were dispatched to the scene and worked to extinguish the burning electric vehicle. Officials said firefighters used dedicated equipment for lithium battery fires while also stopping the flames from spreading through the brush.

“We arrived at a very difficult scene involving a truck and a private electric vehicle that had begun burning with great intensity,” incident commander Rav Reshef Tamir Cohen said. “The main challenge was stopping the fire in the electric vehicle, which threatened to ignite the entire open area around us.”