Palestinians scuffle with Israeli riot police after security forces blocked a road leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on September 14, 2015. (AFP Photo)
A crash that killed an Israeli motorist near a Palestinian neighbourhood of Jerusalem may have been caused by stones thrown at the car, police said Monday, amid heightened tensions in the city.
Israeli police said that late on Sunday a car travelling in south Jerusalem went out of control as it passed by the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sur Baher and hit an electricity pole, fatally injuring the driver, a 65-year-old Jewish man.
"The driver who was involved in an accident, apparently as a result of stone-throwing... died at Hadassah-Ein Kerem hospital," police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement.
She said that the incident occurred around midnight (2100 GMT) and police were investigating the circumstances.
Media reports said that the driver and two passengers who were lightly injured were returning home from a celebration marking the start of the Jewish New Year.
News of the death was released on Monday amid tensions in Jerusalem, as Muslims clashed with police for a second straight day at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.