The boy appears to have been walking alone with his 6-year-old brother when he darted out into the street. A second before the boy was struck by the bus, a female passerby grabbed the 6-year-old's hand and stopped him from running out in the street after his younger brother, or he too might have been killed.
3-1/2-Year-Old Haredi Boy Under The Care Of His 6-Year-Old Brother Killed By Bus
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
A 3-1/2-year-old boy was killed by a bus in the haredi city of Beit Illit, Israel today, Behadrei Haredim reported.
The boy appears to have been walking alone with his 6-year-old brother when he darted out into the street. A second before the boy was struck by the bus, a female passerby grabbed the 6-year-old's hand and stopped him from running out in the street after his younger brother, or he too might have been killed.
The boys' mother was elsewhere and heard about the accident from a someone on the street who told her that a boy, who was likely her son, had been hit by a bus.
The boys' father couldn't be immediately notified because he was studying in a kollel (advanced yeshiva for married men) and did not have a phone.
Police reportedly may need to use DNA to positively identify the deceased due the severity of his injuries.