Car accident

Firefighters extinguish bus fire on Highway 1 between Jerusalem, Ma’aleh Adumim

In a separate incident, six people were injured in a car accident between three vehicles on Highway 92 near the Sea of Galilee.

Screenshot from video of bus fire on Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim, August 17, 2026.
A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

Missing Israeli found dead on side of road in Finland after disappearing during solo cycling trip

 MDA ambulances in the south of Israel

Five people injured in three-way car accident on Highway 508 in West Bank

United Hatzalah paramedics respond to a multi-bus crash in Ashkelon on August 4, 2026.

Elderly woman killed, two other women seriously injured in Ashkelon multi-bus crash


Israeli spiritual rapper Eliezer Botzer dies at 43

With a giant presence – both physical and onstage -  and outward haredi trappings, Botzer created music that reached out spiritual seekers of any level of observance

 EIiezer Botzer, who led The Botzer Project.

Musician Gilad Vital from Shotei Ha'nevua killed in car accident at 54

Vital was riding a motorcycle and was hit by a vehicle on Highway 653 near Givat Ada.

 Givad Vital

Car crash kills three women at Ben Zakay intersection in central Israel

MDA said that the three women showed no signs of life after the collision and were pronounced dead on the scene.

 The car crash that killed three women in their 20's on November 12, 2024

Five Israelis from Safed killed in fatal car accident in Morocco

The five killed were residents of Safed, and were all Breslov Hasidim, two of whom had families, according to Israeli media.

View of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, on May 2, 2018.

Police investigating MDA ambulance involvement in car crash

Authorities believe that the off-duty ambulance may have been tracking a stolen vehicle, which led the car to drive in the wrong direction, and resulted in the crash.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.

The helmet that will report accidents automatically

The new LIVALL smart helmets redefine safety for two-wheel riders, with features like fall detection, SOS messaging, and other life-saving innovations now available in Israel.

LIVALL's smart helmet

MDA treats nearly 3000 cases over Yom Kippur, one man killed in violent incident

Out of the nearly 3,000 people, 1,969 were evacuated for further treatment at hospitals, including 286 who fainted, became dehydrated, or felt unwell due to fasting.

MDA forces arrive at Tunnels Checkpoint, south of Jerusalem, 6 August 2024.

Israeli couple and infant daughter killed in car wreck in Egypt, other children injured

According to preliminary reports, the three killed are parents, Jumana and Naji Amer, and their two-month-old infant daughter, residents of Kfar Qasim.

 Screenshot showing the accident which killed three Israelis in the Sinai, June 15, 2024.

'A ticking time bomb': State Comptroller criticizes handling of road accidents

While the number of people killed as a result of road accidents is minor in European countries, in Israel it has increased by considerable percentages, the State Comptroller revealed.

 Matanyahu Englman.

Silent but perilous: Pedestrians more likely to be hit by hybrid or electric cars

Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or a hybrid car as those powered by petrol or diesel, wrote Phil Edwards, Siobhan Moore, and Craig Higgins of the London School of Hygiene.

 A Peugeot 3008 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle of the car rental company OK Mobility, is parked at a street, as it charges with a cable connected to a domestic plug inside a tourist apartment, in Ronda, Spain, May 2, 2024.