Jerusalem - Six people were killed when an Egged bus, line 402, traveling from Jerusalem to Bnei Brak crashed into a truck parked on the side of Highway 1 on Sunday evening, according to Israel Radio.

The right side of the bus was destroyed in the accident.

According to reports by MDA, and additional 15 people were injured in the accident. Nine of those injured were evacuated to the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, The Assaf Harofeh Medical Center at Tzrifin and to the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. One was considered to be in critical condition, one in serious condition, three in moderate condition and one was lightly injured.

“I have no words. I have never seen anything this shocking before,” said Minister of Health Ya’acov Litzman at the scene.

Litzman described the scene as something very difficult to see and added that an in-depth investigation would be conducted regarding the incident. .

Highway 1 was closed to all traffic. The driver of the truck, an Arab resident of eastern Jerusalem aged in his 40s, has been taken in for questioning.

 

 

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016.  (Credit: Flash90)

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016.  (Credit: Flash90)

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016.  (Credit: Flash90)

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016.  (Credit: Flash90)

Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016. (Credit: Flash90)Medical and Rescue personnel evacuate wounded and killed passengers from the scene where a bus crashed into a truck pulled over on Road 1 near Latrun interchange, on February 14, 2016.  (Credit: Flash90)