Shoshana Glustein, 40, from Ofakim and her two daughters - seven-year-old Chaya Sara and two-year-old Chana, were killed on Thursday evening in a fatal accident in Jerusalem, it was cleared for publication.

Their funeral will take place on Friday morning.

The father and another son were in the nearby mall at the time of the accident.

The accident occurred when a driver lost control of his bus on Shamgar Street in Jerusalem near the Rav Shefa Mall and ran over people standing near a store.

Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah paramedics provided first aid to the injured on the scene and evacuated them to the hospital.

Six people were injured, including one in serious condition (a young woman about 21 years old), two who were moderately injured, including a boy about six years old, and three lightly injured, including a boy about four years of age and a baby about a year old.

The Jerusalem Police said, "The Israel Police has begun investigating the circumstances of a traffic accident that occurred a short time ago on Shamgar Street in Jerusalem, involving a bus driver who apparently lost control and hit several pedestrians. Significant numbers of police officers and traffic accident examiners from the Israel Police are at the scene and have begun investigating the circumstances of the accident. We ask the curious public not to approach the area and allow the rescue forces to finish the emergency operations in the area."

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Motti Dahan who was one of the first responders to arrive at the scene reported, "when I arrived at the scene I found a bus that had run into a bus stop. Sadly a woman in her thirties and a three year old girl were pronounced dead at the scene due to the severity of injuries they suffered as a result of the crash. Additionally, I treated a person who was in serious condition and a number of people with light injuries.

The Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit was active at the scene tending to a large number of eye-witnesses who suffered emotional distress as a result of witnessing the crash."