One Israeli was killed and five others injured Monday when a Palestinian excavator rammed into a bus in the occupied Jerusalem, turning it over before the driver was shot dead by police, officials said.

One Israeli was killed and five others injured Monday when a Palestinian excavator rammed into a bus in the occupied Jerusalem, turning it over before the driver was shot dead by police, officials said.

Enemy police said the excavator had overturned a bus, prompting two police officers who were in the vicinity to open fire, killing the driver and foiling what they described as a "terrorist attack".