A six-year-old boy, Elazar Moshe Nokrian Z”L, was tragically killed Sunday afternoon after being struck by a bus while riding a scooter on Avnei Nezer Street in Modi’in Illit.

Magen David Adom paramedics responded to the scene at approximately 5:10 p.m. and attempted to resuscitate the child, but his injuries proved fatal.

Elazar Moshe was the son of Harav Avraham Yeshayahu Nokrian. His levayah took place Sunday evening.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.