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Times of Israel
T
housands attended the
joint funeral on Aug.
29 of teen sisters from
Ashkelon, Israel, who were killed
in a car crash that police suspect
was caused by the driver speed-
ing while under the influence of
alcohol.
Tahel Maul, 16, and her older
sister Yarin, 19, were buried at the
southern port city’
s Giv’
at Zion
cemetery where they were eulo-
gized by Ashkelon’
s Mayor Tomer
Glam.
“We are heartbroken and refuse
to believe that we stand here today to
bury two girls from the city, Yarin and
Tahel,
” Glam said, according to Walla
news. “Two sisters, inseparable in life
and death. Two sisters who went out to
have fun and never returned. Smiles of
joy and laughter that will never be
seen or heard again.
”
The teens were killed in the
early hours of and a third sister
was fighting for her life after the
accident. Tahel was declared dead
at the scene by Magen David
Adom paramedics. The two other
siblings and the driver were taken
to Barzilai Medical Center in the
city, where the older sister, Yarin,
was declared dead despite efforts
to save her life.
The 3 a.m. crash happened
when the driver, 22, lost control
of the vehicle and hit a tree on a
traffic island. So powerful was the force
of the collision that the car’
s engine was
thrown out and scattered down the
street.
The third sister, 14-year-old Adele
Maul, was flown to Soroka Medical
Center in Beersheba for further treat-
ment after doctors stabilized her condi-
tion.
Her life was still in danger according
to Hebrew-language media reports.
The driver, who was moderately
injured in the accident, was apparently
Yarin’
s boyfriend. An initial investigation
reportedly found he was speeding at the
time, and police suspect he may also
have been drunk. Another suspicion is
that the passengers did not have their
seat belts fastened.
According to Channel 13 news, it is
thought that Yarin went to collect her
boyfriend, with her sisters in the car,
from an event outside Ashkelon, at
which point he took over as driver of the
vehicle.
“They were very close with one anoth-
er,
” said Liav Vaknin, a friend of Tahel,
who was to celebrate her 17th birthday
on Sept. 9. “Sometimes they would fight
a bit, then make up. They liked hanging
around together, and then this hap-
pened.
”
The sisters’
aunt told Israeli Channel
13 news that the teens were “adorable
and charming,
” telling Channel 12 that
Tahel was “a beautiful and smart girl. She
always helped everyone and was the first
to offer help.
” ■
Israeli Teen Sisters
Die in Car Accident
Yarin Maul
Tahel Maul
Sisters Yarin and Tahel Maul
were buried on Aug. 29.
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