UPDATED - Bus Flips Over in Eilat Many Killed and Injured

Eretz Yisroel - 8:15AM:
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Israeli rescue services say around 50 people were seriously injured when their tourist bus overturned near Eilat, the bus plunged 70 meters into a dry river and flipped over several times, many people were killed, and approximately 50 people were seriously injured. Officials are calling off-duty doctors to rush to local hospitals to assist. The scene is horrific.

Update - 8:50AM: The bus turned sideways flying into pieces crushing many. Reports: 20 dead, 30 seriously injured, 6 Israeli military helicopters are rushing to the scene.

Update - 9:00AM: The bus had 60 tourists from from St. Petersburg, Russia.

Update: - 9:15AM: There are at least 25 people killed, death toll could rise. The others are in very serious condition. Footage showed that the bus had rolled down a slope into a ravine.

Update - 9:20AM: Tourists had arrived in Israel less than 2 hours ago from a European country, originated from Russia.

Update - 9:25AM: All tourists in the bus crash are confirmed that they were from St. Petersburg, Russia.

Update - 9:30AM: The 6 Israel air Force choppers have arrived on scene and are hovering above. The scene is near the Ovda Army Base on Eilat-Mitzpe Ramon Road in southern Eretz Yisroel near Eilat.

Update - 10:05AM: According to the Israeli Army, there are, as of now, 22 people killed and around 33 people's wounded, 15 of them are seriously injured.

Update - 10:30AM: It is still unconfirmed at this time, whether there were Yidden involved, or not. It doesn't seem like any Yidden were involved as there are not many ZAKA members on the scene so far, there are approximately 3 or 4 ZAKA members on scene. There are 24 dead. Of the 33 that are injured 23 are in critical condition.

Update - 10:40AM: There were 2 buses with Russian tourists that just landed in Ben Gurion airport, as they were driving, 1 bus passed the other bus causing the other driver to lose control.

Update - 10:50AM: According to Eilat municipal officials: They were travel agents who had just landed at a nearby airport to tour the country.

Update - 11:05AM: The death toll rises to 26. The bus owner is Travel Luxury, from Tel Aviv. The driver (probably an Israeli) is in serious condition. The bus was part of a group of 150 travel agents on vacation.

Update - 12:05PM: Total deaths at this time: 26, unknown if any Yidden.


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