Woman killed by cement mixer

The woman was crossing the street when she and the mixer collided on the crosswalk, according to a spokesperson for United Hatzalah.

Cement mixer hits a 70-year-old woman. (photo credit: UNITED HATZALAH‏)
Cement mixer hits a 70-year-old woman.
(photo credit: UNITED HATZALAH‏)
A 70-year-old woman was killed on Sunday in an unusual cement mixer accident on David Saharov Street in Rishon Lezion.
The woman was crossing the street when she and the mixer collided on the crosswalk, according to a spokesperson for United Hatzalah.
Emergency responder Menachem Amsili said: that although he and his team arrived at the scene in a matter of seconds, "at the end of our efforts, and with great sadness, paramedics at the scene were forced to pronounce the woman's death due to the severity of the injuries that she suffered."