24 injured after truck collides with bus in Tel Aviv, terror attack suspected

Tel Aviv: At least 24 people were injured when a truck struck a bus in the area of Glilot north of Tel Aviv in a suspected terror attack on Sunday morning. Numerous victims are still trapped beneath the truck.

An initial investigation indicates that the bus arrived at a stop by an army base to drop off passengers when it was hit by the truck. Police sources said the truck driver, a resident of the Israeli-Arab town of Qalansawe, was shot and killed by a civilian at the scene after exiting the vehicle while reportedly holding a knife.

At least 24 people were injured in the incident, police said, without clarifying whether it was an attack. Many of the victims were said to be elderly retirees on their way to a nearby museum.

Of those injured, at least 16 people had been transported to nearby hospitals, MDA said in a statement. Officers and ambulances rushed to the scene, where Israeli television channels showed police cordoning off the area as medics helped the injured and a helicopter hovered above. Two were in serious condition, two in moderate condition, and four in mild condition.

The incident comes as Israel holds ceremonies to mark the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

(Agency inputs)