West Bank, March 6, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- Medical sources announced the death of a man, his wife and four of their children on Friday night. The incident occurred when the taxi, in which they were traveling, collided with an Israeli military vehicle on Route 60 near Silwad town, north of Ramallah, central West Bank.
Palestinian sources indicated that the deceased father's name is Bassam Abu Oud, residing in Bir Zeit, while two other passengers were seriously injured in the incident and taken to Israeli hospitals.
According to Israeli channel 10, the incident occurred at 7 on Friday night, where the Palestinian taxi veered off course and directly crashed into an Israeli armored jeep, killing six passengers and injuring two seriously.
Four Israeli soldiers were slightly injured in the accident, who had been transferred to a hospital for treatment. Israeli police sources claimed that the Palestinian vehicle diverted from its track due to a problem in one of the tires.
Israeli police opened an investigation into the incident.
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