2022 West Bank bus crash

On 6 January 2022, a traffic collision between a truck and minibus killed eight people and injured two others in the West Bank. The crash occurred at Petzal Junction on Highway 90, which is considered one of Israel's most dangerous highways.^[1]

Events[]

The crash occurred on Highway 90 in the West Bank. The stretch where the crash occurred was a winding section near the Israeli settlement of Petza'el.^[2] Dashcam footage showed a truck crashing into the minibus head-on as the van made a left turn off the highway.^[3] Both vehicles were Palestinian registered. Police said the victims were teenage labourers from the town of Aqraba.^[4]

Response[]

President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas declared a day of mourning.^[3] Defence Minister of Israel Benny Gantz tweeted his condolences to the victims.^[5]

On 7 January, the day after the accident, many Palestinians gathered in Aqraba, a Palestinian town in Samaria, for the joint funeral.^[6]

References[]

^ After 17 more people were killed in one week, in October–November 2018, in traffic accidents on Route 90,"After 17 burials, what can prevent tragedy on Israel's 'Road of Death?'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
^ "Eight Palestinians killed in truck and minibus crash". BBC News. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ ^a ^b "Road crash in West Bank kills 8 Palestinians, injures 2". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ E, safa (2022-01-08). "Eight killed in 'shocking' West Bank road crash". mena24tV. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ "tweet from Benny Gantz". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ عرب ٤٨ (2022-01-07). "عقربا: تشييع حاشد لضحايا حادث السير الثمانية". موقع عرب 48. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

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[:02-1] After 17 more people were killed in one week, in October–November 2018, in traffic accidents on Route 90,"After 17 burials, what can prevent tragedy on Israel's 'Road of Death?'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.

[2] "Eight Palestinians killed in truck and minibus crash". BBC News. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

[:0-3] "Road crash in West Bank kills 8 Palestinians, injures 2". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

[4] E, safa (2022-01-08). "Eight killed in 'shocking' West Bank road crash". mena24tV. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

[5] "tweet from Benny Gantz". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

[6] عرب ٤٨ (2022-01-07). "عقربا: تشييع حاشد لضحايا حادث السير الثمانية". موقع عرب 48. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

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