Initially unclear if fatality was victim of hit or was transporting explosive that detonated.
TOI reports that an explosion killed a man, 30, on Thursday evening, blowing apart the motorbike he was apparently riding at the time in the central town of Or Yehuda.
The blast occurred on Shimon Peres Street and was believed to be related to organized crime, the Israel Police said in a statement.
Two Magen David Adom medics were driving together in a private vehicle close to the scene when the bomb went off, the first responder organization said.
The medics reported a “very loud explosion” and saw the destroyed motorbike, the statement said. The medics reported that the man was lying in the road, unconscious, and with no vital signs. They declared him dead at the scene.
Investigators were trying to determine if the fatality was the target of a bomb attack, or if he was transporting an explosive device that was meant to be used elsewhere, Ynet reported.
Source - TOI/X - Image - Israel Police