Shira Keidar, a paremedic with Magen David Adom, recounted the moments the bus she was traveling on was hit by shrapnel from a Hezbollah missile.
The bus was hit when Hezbollah launched a barrage of three to five missiles at central Israel, injuring three. Hezbollah claimed it launched missiles, specifically the Fadi-4 ballistic missile, at the Glilot army base.
Keidar recounted: “I was traveling on a bus with about 15 passengers, on Route 6. While we were driving, we suddenly heard an explosion, and immediately a piece of shrapnel flew through the front windshield and hit the driver. He did not lose control, and he slowly stopped on the side of the road.”
Once the bus stopped, Keidar started administering first aid to the injured driver. “I went over to him and I saw a bleeding wound on his head. I called in MDA teams and immediately began providing him with medical aid until the teams arrived at the scene. At the same time, I calmed the passengers of the bus,” Keidar said.
Keidar emphasized: “The incident ended with a miracle – it could have ended completely differently.”
MDA paramedic Yissachar Weiss and EMT Matan Gida, who arrived at the scene, said: “We arrived at the scene and we saw signs of strikes on the road, and near the road a bus was stopped on the side, with its windshields blasted due to the hit from the shrapnel.”
“The driver of the bus, a man of about 54, was fully conscious and suffered an injury to his head and chest from shrapnel. It seems that the shrapnel entered through the bus’ door.
“During the extraction, we provided the driver with medical treatment, and after he was extracted, we placed him on a mobile ICU and evacuated him to the hospital in stable condition. MDA teams at the scene are treating a number of shock victims. There were about 10 passengers on the bus and the incident could have ended much worse.”
{Matzav.com}