Road accidents

Five killed, several injured in various deadly car crashes across Israel over weekend

Among the injured are a 60-year-old man in serious condition with a head injury and 5 additional injured people in minor condition. 

Four-way pile-up car accident on Highway 2 near Atlit on August 30, 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


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.

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One killed, one in serious condition after being struck by car near Tamra

Two pedestrians, a man in his 30s and a man in his 20s, were hit by a vehicle near the northern city of Tamra.

MDA ambulance (illustrative)

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.

 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.

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Road fatalities rise to 18 in a week with two deaths on Saturday

Rami Abu Alqian and Liron Barmi were killed in two separate incidents on Saturday in a particularly deadly week on Israel's roads.

 A 14-year-old pedestrian, Liron Barmi from shderot, who was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle on Friday night in Petah Tikva

Two Israelis killed in road accident in England

A man in his 80s and a woman in her 30s were declared dead at the scene of a hit-and-run road accident in Ramsgate.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Four dead in fatal car accident in Israel's south

A 65-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy were all killed in a car accident on Highway 90 on Saturday afternoon.

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

One killed, four critically wounded in Arava car accident

The wounded received first aid from MDA and IDF medical staff and were evacuated to Soroka Hospital.

A smashed car.

Nine immigrants injured in bus accident - Aliyah ministry

Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata and Director-General Ronen Cohen visited the injured at several hospitals.

Car accident on road number four.

Technion alumni join consortium of companies making roads safer

The consortium, which will tackle traffic congestion, road accidents, infrastructure and air pollution across Israel, is being joined by Israeli startups – many of which come from the Technion.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.