Family in minivan killed by train

Seven members of a single family were killed Aug. 5 when a train collided with their minivan near the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat.

In a grim scene, workers from the rescue-and-recovery organization Zaka, which is managed by the ultra-Orthodox, recognized one of the fatalities as their own Aryeh Bernstein, 43, a Zaka volunteer. He was killed along with his wife, four children, including a pregnant daughter, and an infant grandson. Initial reports indicated that the minivan drove through a barrier and stopped on the tracks. All of those killed were in the minivan. — jta