A six year old child and a young man in his 20s have died after a motorist ploughed into a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem.
At least eight people, including another child, have reportedly been injured in the brutal attack.
According to United Hatzalah, a volunteer emergency medical service in Israel, the vehicle drove into the crowd near Samuel’s Tomb, in what is a suspected terror attack.
A spokesperson for MDA – Jerusalem’s emergency ambulance service – the emergency responders received a call on the 101 hotline at 1.27pm Friday afternoon.
Medics and paramedics provided on-site medical treatment before evacuating injured people were evacuated to Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Hospitals.
Unconfirmed online reports suggest the perpetrator was killed in the attack, with some claiming he was shot dead.
Images show a huge traffic pile-up following the horrific incident, as well as bystanders appearing to aim firearms at the crashed car.
The crash hit at a bus stop on the corner of Golda Meir Avenue and Binyamin Mintz in Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood.
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