Two killed in light airplane crash in northern Israel

The victims were transported to HaEmek Medical Center, where doctors continued resuscitation attempts.

By Pesach Benson, TPS

A light aircraft crash in the Jezreel Valley on Sunday killed two men in their 50s after emergency teams and hospital staff were unable to revive them, Israeli authorities said.

Medical teams were dispatched to an open area near Moshav Tel Adashim, where they located the wreckage of a light aircraft and two unconscious men nearby.

Paramedics and emergency responders said they immediately began advanced resuscitation efforts at the scene.

“This is a serious incident. We arrived at the scene with ambulances, intensive care vehicles and immediate response motorcycles,” said Maor Atedagi, a paramedic from the MDA motorcycle unit.

“They led us to the crashed plane. The plane had severe damage to the fuselage and two men were lying nearby. They were unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing. We immediately began performing advanced CPR and evacuated them in MDA intensive care vehicles to the hospital in critical condition.”

The victims were transported to HaEmek Medical Center, where doctors continued resuscitation attempts. Despite prolonged efforts, both men were pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Dr. Gil Hirshorn, director of the trauma unit at the hospital, said the patients arrived while undergoing continuous CPR.

“Two critically injured people arrived from the crash of the small plane at Tel Adashim while undergoing CPR, and after our attempts at CPR, we were forced to declare them dead. They suffered from multi-system injuries,” he said.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel has opened an investigation into the circumstances of the crash, which occurred in an open field in clear conditions.

Firefighters and rescue crews remained at the crash site to contain a fuel leak and prevent fire risk. The wreckage was secured while aviation investigators examined the area.

Officials said the Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of the crash.