A man in his mid-40s was injured tonight after falling into the shaft of an underground trash container in Bnei Brak during a garbage removal operation. He was rescued from the pit and transported to the hospital in moderate condition.

Emergency responders were dispatched at approximately 10:30 p.m. to Rechov Ha’admur MiSanz in Bnei Brak following reports that a man had fallen into the deep shaft of a buried garbage compactor while it was being emptied.

Volunteers from Hatzalah arrived at the scene together with paramedics and EMTs from Magen David Adom and provided initial medical care to the victim, who sustained multiple injuries. Initial assessments indicated that he suffered trauma to his shoulder, and additional reports noted a head injury as well.

After several minutes, rescue teams succeeded in extracting the man from the shaft. He was fully conscious at the time of the rescue and was evacuated by Magen David Adom ambulance to Maayanei Hayeshua Medical Center for further medical treatment.

Hatzalah chairman Ushi Shlomovitz, along with Hatzalah medics Leiby Zelman and Eliakim Gross, described the scene: “When we arrived, we found a 45-year-old man suffering from a head injury after falling into an underground trash pit at a depth of approximately four meters. Together with Hatzalah and MDA medics and paramedics, we provided him with initial medical treatment, including immobilization and bandaging, and he was evacuated in moderate condition to Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital for continued care.”