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


Traffic-related fatalities on rise for second year in a row

Over the last 12 months alone, 345 people – including 129 pedestrians – have died in car accidents on Israeli roads.

Aerial picture of chain accident at Lehavim Junction in Negev

Grandmother of seven hit by bus; brain dead, her kidneys and liver taken for transplant

Deceased's wish to donate organs fulfilled by family; survived by seven grandchildren, with two more on the way.

Grandmother killed in Bus accident, donates organs

Drunk driver kills father and daughter in head-on crash near Arad

In a second fatal traffic incident over the weekend, a pedestrian in his 20s was killed in Beit Shemesh, Rosenfeld said. An investigation of this event is also taking place, he added.

The scene of a traffic accident on Road 31 near Arad

Center field: My 17-year-old just starting driving – YIKES!

On the parental worrywart scale, I think I usually score in the “mellow yellow” range. Still, last week, I entered the “white knuckle” zone.

Driving lesson

Olim to face less bureaucracy when converting foreign drivers’ licenses

Knesset receives confirmation that Transportation Ministry has officially approved new regulations in first week of May.

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Two killed in road accident on Highway 4

The two victims - a woman with car trouble and a taxi driver who stopped to help - were standing on the side of the road when they were hit by a passing car.

ZAKA volunteers at the scene of the crash, May 9, 2014.

One dead, 7 injured in collision north of Jericho

A man in his 50s and another passenger, in his 30s, were trapped in their overturned car following a head-on collision with a Palestinian vehicle.

The overturned car involved in the head-on collision on Highway 90.

Sale temps sur les routes israéliennes

Embouteillages, stationnements en double file, pollution, tels sont les problèmes urbains qui touchent, au niveau national, les Israéliens en voiture

The Jerusalem Post

Or Yarok: At least 1 in 10 drivers went through red light last year

In the past year-and-a-half, traffic cameras have reported 16,270 motorists crossing red lights illegally, data from Or Yarok said.

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