A motorcyclist in his twenties was killed on Friday night in a traffic accident when a private car driver hit his vehicle in Lod and fled the scene.
Police were called to the scene to investigate the incident.
"We saw a motorcycle on the road and a 28-year-old man lying unconscious nearby, without a pulse," MDA paramedic Yosef Ismail said. "We performed medical tests, but he had no signs of life and unfortunately we had no choice but to confirm his death."
Suspect turns himself in
A suspect, a resident of Lod in his thirties who reportedly committed the hit-and-run, was arrested after he turned himself in to the police the following morning.
"We performed medical tests, but he had no signs of life and unfortunately we had no choice but to confirm his death."
MDA paramedic Yosef Ismail
The victim of the incident was reportedly a Wolt courier, according to N12.
The suspect was imprisoned and will appear in court in Rishon Lezion on Saturday evening.