Sgt. Niv Dayag, a 19-year-old from Ramat HaSharon and a combat soldier in the IDF\u2019s Paratroopers Brigade, Battalion 890, was killed in a vehicle accident during operational activity in the Golan Heights, the IDF Spokesperson announced Friday.<\/p>\n
Three Other Soldiers Injured and Evacuated to Hospital The report of the crash was received at 7:50 p.m. by Magen David Adom\u2019s emergency hotline (101) in the Jordan region. Paramedics arriving at the scene performed resuscitation efforts on Sgt. Dayag, who was critically injured, but were ultimately forced to pronounce his death.<\/p>\n Two additional soldiers from Battalion 890 and one soldier from the Golan Division\u2019s headquarters (Unit 474) sustained minor injuries. All three were evacuated for medical treatment, and their families have been notified.<\/p>\n Investigation Team Appointed to Probe the Incident \u201cThis was a serious car accident,\u201d said MDA paramedic Yossi Mosangad. \u201cOne of the soldiers was critically wounded and unconscious. We provided medical care and attempted resuscitation, but his injuries were fatal, and we had to declare his death.\u201d Sgt. Niv Dayag of Ramat HaSharon was killed in a vehicular accident during operational activity in the Golan Heights. The commanders of Central and Northern Commands have appointed a team of experts to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":21619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[5104,2297],"class_list":["post-21618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","tag-fallen-hero","tag-fallen-idf"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>The tragic accident occurred Thursday evening at the Eliad Junction in the southern Golan, near the Ramat Magshimim area. The soldiers were traveling in a military Humvee that crashed into a guardrail, overturned, and caught fire. All passengers in the vehicle were injured.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>IDF Central Command Chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot and Northern Command Chief Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin appointed a professional investigation team to examine the circumstances.<\/p>\n
He added that the three lightly injured soldiers, who were walking at the scene, received initial treatment before being taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"