Car Crash

Miri Regev's unfulfilled promises: Eight transportation reforms that never happened

Deaths on Israel’s roads are at a 20-year high, Europe’s road safety council has suspended Israel, and the national plan Transport Minister Regev hailed as ‘dramatic’ is still unfunded.

|ByUDI ETZION
Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 massacre, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026
MDA at the scene of a minibus accident, October 22, 2026.

Nine injured, including one seriously, in minibus accident near Beit Shemesh

A man in his 30s was seriously injured, while an 18-year-old sustained moderate injuries to multiple parts of his body. Seven other passengers sustained light injuries.

|BySHIR PERETS
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.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A stolen vehicle overturned and caught fire on Route 60 south of Jerusalem after the driver drove through a police roadblock, October 9, 2026.

Stolen vehicle overturns on Route 60 after penetrating police roadblock, halting traffic

Officers fired upon the vehicle as it drove through the roadblock. Following the crash, the driver was extracted from the vehicle and received medical treatment.

|ByAARON GLICK

How locusts can help us prevent car crashes

Locusts and flies can teach us how to reduce the number of vehicle crashes through obstacle-avoiding neural circuits.

JANUARY 22, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
An ultra-low power collision detector, based on insects such as the locust seen here, can detect potential crashes, even in the dark.

One killed, 25 injured as heavy fog causes deadly morning on Israel's roads

Multiple car crashes occured on Highway 31 alone, as one woman was killed and at least 25 people were injured across Israel on Sunday morning.

JANUARY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Traffic accident near Nevatim junction on January 22, 2023.

3 Israeli teenagers killed, 2 others injured in car crash in Galilee

A preliminary investigation has indicated that the crash occurred because one of the cars made a U-turn on an unlit section of the road, ultimately colliding with another car.

JANUARY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The sight of a car crash in Haifa, Israel, that injured two people, on January 13, 2023.

Man falls asleep with Tesla on auto-drive, causes police car chase

The sleeping man didn't react to police signals telling him to stop resulting in a 15-minute case chase

JANUARY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tesla are about to be approved for use in Israel

Why do Israeli drivers, pedestrians have right-of-way at the same time?

We challenge the new government to pass a law – in memory of the many casualties on Israel’s roads – to put a stop to the extremely dangerous “double green light” situation.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
Naomi Nathan

Actor Leslie Jordan dies in car crash at 67

Jordan died in a car crash on Monday morning in Hollywood, California, after, what law enforcement told TMZ, was caused by a medical emergency.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
LESLIE JORDAN at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards in Nashville last month

This Youtuber smashed a car in order to test a new iPhone 14 feature

Youtuber TechRax is know for destroying gadgets in the experiments they upload regularly to their channel.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022ByWALLA!
A smashed car.

Alfredo sauce spilled across Memphis highway truck crash

"You can smell it!" Fox News 13 Memphis reporter Kate Bieri posted on Twitter after arriving at the scene of the alfredo accident.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Stouffer's Fettuccine Alfredoafter heating in the Dulles section of Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Gate-crashing incidents at police checkpoints

AUGUST 16, 2022ByJASON BLACKSHAW
Israel Police.

19 people were killed on the roads this week, the carnage must end - editorial

Waze will only help you reach your destination if you keep your eyes on the road.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Police and rescue personnel at the scene of where a bus lost control and plowed into a store in central Jerusalem, killing at least two people. August 11, 2022.