Overview
- Naftali Tzvi Kramer, 18, was struck by a Metropoline bus on Route 3533 near the entrance to Moshav Komemiyut and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- He was returning from demonstrations against proposed autopsies for two infants in Jerusalem, a plan later canceled by a court.
- Authorities say there is currently no indication the driver acted intentionally, the driver was detained for questioning, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Witnesses reported the bus accelerated and traveled at high speed before impact, and newly released internal bus footage captures passengers reacting moments before the collision.
- ZAKA volunteers and activist Shimon Shisha worked with officials to keep the body from being sent to the state forensic institute for religious reasons, and police stated the crash was not connected to the earlier protest.