National Road Safety Authority chief laments insufficient budget to reduce crashes; leader of road safety group says 'cutting funds and shirking responsibility costs lives'

Yonatan Fadida, 29, was speeding when he hit Tomer Weinstein and Yaniv Lugasi near Hadarim Junction

Police open investigation into incident near Hadarim Junction; driver treated for minor injuries at scene

Since the beginning of January, 319 people have been killed on the roads, 7 of them since the start of December

Israeli drivers have killed 43 people on foot since start of 2019, with 80% of those hit on marked crossings, over half of fatalities children or seniors

Boy reportedly trapped under vehicle for several minutes; 26-year-old driver hospitalized for shock; police open investigation