Traffic accidents

Bus driver killed, dozens wounded in collision with tractor near Netivot

MDA pronounced the bus driver, a man of about 50, dead at the scene. Soroka Medical Center said two women hospitalized there were in serious condition with multiple injuries.

The scene of the bus crash on Route 25 near Netivot on Friday, October 30, 2026.
United Hatzalah volunteers respond to a car accident on Highway 762 near Rechasim on Sunday.

One killed, one seriously injured in latest among series of fatal road accidents in Israel

Emergency personnel at the scene of a road accident in which a vehicle overturned near the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, September 4, 2026.

Deadly weekend on Israeli roads: At least two killed, six injured in crashes nationwide

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


Driver fatigue: One in four Israeli drivers fell asleep at the wheel during 2022

The poll was designed to bring awareness to what Yarok called "a worrying rise" of driver fatigue among Israeli drivers.

Driving (Illustrative photo)

Deadly night on Israel's roads as three killed in collisions

The scene of a fatal car crash on Highway 90 which left four dead, May 28, 2022

Public transport on Shabbat is a great idea - editorial

Let’s just hope that for Michaeli, this is more than just an election campaign slogan and that we’ll see some actual change.

 TRAFFIC PILES up on King David Street as the work goes on, and on.

IDF identifies reservist who died in car crash

He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Staff-Sgt.-Maj.

Sgt.-Maj. Yossef Haim Shalom

Train traffic reduced on Haifa-Tel Aviv line after train hits wild boars

Haifa has seen its local wild boar population explode in recent years, since Mayor Einat Kalisch-Rotem halted the practice of allowing hunters to curtail the boar population.

Wild boars cross a road in a residential area after the government ordered residents to stay home to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haifa, northern Israel April 16, 2020.

Lockdown’s silver lining – road accidents plummet

In Jerusalem, the drop in road casualties in March and April was -42% and -54%, respectively.

A car crash in Nayot, Jerusalem, October 2017

Electric bikes will not be legally treated as vehicles, justices rule

The decision was not unanimous, with one judge dissenting from the majority opinion.

 A man rides an electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike, in downtown Milan, Italy, May 18, 2018.

COVID-19 multiplies traffic deaths, injuries from increased use of electric scooters, motorcycles

Public opts out of public transport due to coronavirus * Israel has ‘third-world transportation chaos’

Buses on a Public transport route in Jerusalem on March 16, 2020.

Personal injury compensation in the US: What you should know

Recovering after an injury is sometimes difficult and in cases where there is loss of life, no amount of money can ever replace a loved one.


Fewer accidents, fewer casualties

Warning systems installed in vehicles assist in the war against road accidents.

The vehicle-dafety system by Mobileye