A violent crash inside a tunnel on Jerusalem\u2019s Highway 16 has once again exposed a frightening safety concern: how does a modern vehicle, equipped with crumple zones and advanced protection systems, still end up as a destroyed block of metal after hitting a tunnel wall?<\/p>\n
On Tuesday morning, a 60-year-old driver was evacuated in critical condition after his car slammed into the concrete wall near the Ravida interchange. Paramedics from MDA and Tzevet Hatzalah performed advanced CPR and transported him to Shaare Zedek Medical Center\u2019s trauma unit.<\/p>\n
Paramedic Zohar Maman and EMTs Tzviki Shezlinger and Yossi Marciano said: \u201cWe found the driver unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, after he apparently crashed into the tunnel wall. We performed CPR and evacuated him in critical condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Highway 16, one of Jerusalem\u2019s newest entrance routes, connects the Motza interchange to Shaare Zedek. It shortens travel time, but its tunnels create risk points: sudden lighting changes, sharp curves, and drivers who treat it like a fast urban highway.<\/p>\n
Safety specialists explain that a tunnel wall does not absorb impact. It does not bend or collapse. The force rebounds inward, crushing the car\u2019s front end toward the driver. Even modern vehicles struggle to protect passengers in a head-on collision with a rigid concrete surface.<\/p>\n
The Jerusalem District Police said: \u201cAn investigation has been opened into the circumstances of the crash, in which a vehicle struck the tunnel wall near the Bayit interchange.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police stress that slowing down before entering tunnels could prevent similar tragedies. A few kilometers per hour less can be the difference between a damaged car and a deadly collapse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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