Talia Chaya Timsit, an 11-year-old girl, died on Friday following a battle for her life after being injured in a bus accident on Dizengoff Street on Monday, Ichilov Hospital announced.
Hospital staff expressed their condolences to her family.
Nine others were also injured in the serious accident: a 76-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman are in serious condition, a 39-year-old man is in moderate condition, and six people sustained minor injuries.
Fire and rescue teams at the scene worked to free a person trapped inside the bus.
"She was a pedestrian," said Magen David Adom paramedic Benjamin Parker, who treated Timsit at the scene.
"It seems she was hit by the bus and was taken to Ichilov Hospital," said Parker. "She was injured in the head, limbs, and probably also in the chest."
Hatzalah paramedic: I 'don’t understand' how this happened
Yaron Sheff, a United Hatzalah paramedic who responded to the scene, said: "I arrived at a scene where a bus had hit a tree significantly. There was still a person trapped in the bus being rescued."
"I have 41 years of experience and still don’t understand how this accident happened," said Sheff. "The bus went onto the sidewalk and stopped at a tree, which ultimately fell."
A preliminary investigation at the scene indicated that one of the buses likely struck a high-voltage power pole during the collision, with many local residents reporting a power outage. Police are examining all details of the incident.