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One killed, 19 injured in bus-truck collision on Route 91 in northern Israel

Firefighters extricated a person who had been trapped inside the bus and was pronounced dead at the scene by Magen David Adom (MDA) personnel.

OCTOBER 14, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Emergency personnel respond to bus crash on Highway 91 in which one person was killed and and dozens more were injured on October 14, 2026.

Illustrative image of an Electra-Afikim bus.

WATCH: Highway 60 reopens to traffic after bus catches fire, no injuries reported

An additional fire occured in Tirat Carmel later on Wednesday after an electric bicycle battery experienced thermal runaway, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority said.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026|ByAARON GLICK

Traffic at the entrance to Jerusalem. August 09, 2026.

Intercity buses, Israel Railways to be free on election day, Central Elections Committee decides

The free bus service will start at 8:00 p.m. on the Monday before the election and last until the end of public transportation services on election day.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026|ByANNA BARSKY

A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Swiss city of Lausanne ahead of a June 14 vote on a proposal from the right-wing Swiss People's Party to cap the population at 10 million inhabitants by 2050, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026.

Several people killed in bus crash near Alpine village in Switzerland, medical teams responding

Pictures from the scene published by Swiss newspaper Blick showed a bus on its side surrounded by helicopters and emergency response vehicles.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2026|ByREUTERS

At least 20 killed as Italian bus falls off Venice bridge

"It's an apocalyptic scene. I am speechless," Mayor Luigi Brugnaro posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS

A gondola is pictured on Grand Canal in front of Rialto bridge in Venice, Italy, October 20, 2021

Bus with children aboard overturned near Beit Shemesh, several injured

Shaare Zedek Medical Center confirmed the admittance of eight injured children in the trauma room.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Scenes of the overturned bus near Beit Shemesh, September 27, 2023

Israelis overwhelmingly support transport on Shabbat, haredi IDF draft

More than 7 in 10 Israelis want Shabbat transportation while nearly 8 in 10 support an IDF draft for yeshiva students, according to the recent Hiddush annual religion and state index for 2023.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Haredi man and IDF soldiers in Jerusalem.

Extremists on both sides are causing discrimination on Israeli buses

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Even though these types of behaviors have existed for years on Israeli buses, two things have changed: Judicial reform tensions and a fast-growing haredi population.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

YISRAEL BEYTENU chairman MK Avigdor Liberman rides on a bus in Ashdod on Wednesday, after a recent incident of gender discrimination on a city bus.

Stop allowing Israeli buses to be unsafe for women - editorial

Public transit is a basic right and no one should feel unwelcome, uncomfortable, or unsafe boarding a bus in Israel. The ban on gender segregation and harassment must be enforced.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL

A ceremony for the new parking lot for electric buses of the Dan company in Bnei Brak, February 19, 2023.

Israeli women discriminated against on buses three times in one day

Netanyahu condemned the incidents, stating "Israel is a free country...Whoever does this is breaking the law."

AUGUST 13, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN

Can the state be sued for a firebomb attack on a bus? High Court says no

"Questions of this kind are a matter for military investigation and are at the core of the military profession," High Court Justice Yizhak Amit noted.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR