An Israeli couple and two of their children were killed in a car crash caused by a camel in southern Israel. A truck traveling Monday night on the Yeroham-Dimona road hit the camel, which was roaming free, and then swerved into oncoming traffic. The truck hit the family’s car, killing the parents and two children aged 5 and 6.
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