Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run incident in Lod

A suspect, a resident of Lod in his thirties who reportedly committed the hit-and-run, was arrested after he turned himself in to the police the following morning.

 A police car at night (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)
A police car at night
(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)

A motorcyclist in his twenties was killed on Friday night in a traffic accident when a private car driver hit his vehicle in Lod and fled the scene.

Police were called to the scene to investigate the incident.

"We saw a motorcycle on the road and a 28-year-old man lying unconscious nearby, without a pulse," MDA paramedic Yosef Ismail said. "We performed medical tests, but he had no signs of life and unfortunately we had no choice but to confirm his death."

Suspect turns himself in

A suspect, a resident of Lod in his thirties who reportedly committed the hit-and-run, was arrested after he turned himself in to the police the following morning.

"We performed medical tests, but he had no signs of life and unfortunately we had no choice but to confirm his death."

MDA paramedic Yosef Ismail

The victim of the incident was reportedly a Wolt courier, according to N12.

 A courier working with Wolt, a meal delivery app service, rides a scooter as he delivers an order from a restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 9, 2020. (credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
A courier working with Wolt, a meal delivery app service, rides a scooter as he delivers an order from a restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 9, 2020. (credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

The suspect was imprisoned and will appear in court in Rishon Lezion on Saturday evening.