While the number of people killed as a result of road accidents is minor in European countries, in Israel it has increased by considerable percentages, the State Comptroller revealed.
Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or a hybrid car as those powered by petrol or diesel, wrote Phil Edwards, Siobhan Moore, and Craig Higgins of the London School of Hygiene.
Police commissioner Kobi Shabtai told reporters two other people were injured in the incident.
Police are investigating both incidents.
A Knesset committee meeting will discuss crucial regulations targeting reckless riders; A European study reveals the benefits of helmets and speed reduction in reducing injuries.
Rather than trying to help the people injured in the accident, bystanders allegedly decided to loot one of the trucks instead.
4-year-old Rafael Adana child was struck by a driver while walking with his grandfather in Netanya in May.
The prosecution decided earlier this week not to charge the driver with homicide, saying the accident was "unavoidable."
Hundreds of protestors blocked Ayalon road on Monday, in response to authorities' refusal to charge a driver who killed a young Ethiopian boy in a hit-and-run accident.
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