New York: Two hareidi women killed in accidents

Two fatal accidents in New York yesterday: a 15 year old Bais Yaakov girl, was killed in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Another accident in New York State Thruway, an older orthodox woman was killed and her husband seriously injured.

The first accident occurred at 14:50 on East 7th Street and O Avenue in Flatbush: a girl returning from Bais Yaakov school, crossed the road when a Ford minivan, which did not notice the girl who emerged into the road from the space between two parked cars, hit her with great force - and badly injured her.

Rescue and police forces arrived at the scene and found the girl unconscious, without a pulse, with massive head trauma. After several attempts at CPR, her pulse returned and the girl was transferred to the Maimonides hospital in Boro Park in serious condition. Hospital doctors fought for her life, but after a while, the girl died.

Her levaya left yesterday at 20:00 from the funeral home Shomrei Hadas in Boro Park, the coffin was taken to the hospital to be buried in Israel.

At 23:00 pm the harsh news of a road accident which occurred with an older hareidi couple, who were driving their car in the interurban road "New York Thruway". The accident occurred between exit 15 and16, when the vehicle slid, the driver lost control, the vehicle went into the opposite lane and collided with a vehicle which came in front of it powerfully.

Rescue and police forces arrived at the scene and found the woman without a pulse. The husband who was seriously injured, was taken to a near by hospital and his condition stabilized.

In both cases the 'Chessed Shel Emes' organization intervened in order to prevent the desecration of the dead.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!