Traffic Accidents

Near Hebron:

Minister's security vehicle involved in fatal accident

A Palestinian Arab minor was killed after being struck by a vehicle from a minister’s security unit near Hebron, as police opened an investigation into the incident.

Palestinian Arab gets behind wheel 3hrs after license suspended

Repeat traffic offenders caught driving on revoked licenses highlight widespread violations, as police crackdown reveals dozens of dangerous infractions across Judea and Samaria.

Driver with 185 convictions arrested for fatal crash

Dr. Dorit Dror-Hadar was killed after a truck's trailer overturned and crushed her car yesterday; the driver, a resident of Tuba-Zangariyye, has a traffic record of 185 offenses.

Tragedy in Beit Shemesh:

Child killed in car crash

A boy about seven was critically injured this morning (Thursday) after being struck by a car on Chazon Ish Street in Beit Shemesh. After resuscitation efforts he was declared dead at the hospital.

11-year-old girl injured in hit and run in Or Yehudah

Two minors struck the girl with an electric scooter before driving away. Despite her injuries, they did not even call for medical assistance.

Feeling the Presence of the Schechinah:

A wind lifted me and hurled me into the road - and then...

A ferocious wind lifted me from the sidewalk and hurled me into the gutter at the onset of rush-hour traffic. I survived and it changed my life.

3 killed, 2 critically injured in Negev crash

A serious collision between three vehicles near the Nahal Yatir interchange left three men in their 30s dead. Two more men were evacuated in serious condition to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.

Or Elihai named as Israeli killed in Sinai accident

Or Elihai Marciano, 29, named as Breslov hasid killed earlier this week in a traffic accident in Sinai, Egypt.

Breslov hasid killed in Sinai traffic accident

Israeli citizen en route to Uman, Ukraine, killed in traffic accident in Egypt; two others injured.

Including IDF soldiers:

Nearly 30 injured in two traffic accidents

Two bus accidents, minutes apart, leave nearly 30 injured in southern Israel.

Woman who killed four-year-old gets one year in prison

Court sentences Carol Fassler, convicted of abandonment in hit-and-run which killed four-year-old Rafael Adana, to one year in prison and slap-on-the-wrist fine.

Netanyahu's guard to be indicted 11 years after deadly crash

Deputy attorney general Efrat Greenbaum has decided to file an indictment against a former bodyguard to the Prime Minister over his alleged role in a fatal traffic accident in Mexico in 2015.

Record high in traffic accidents

Tel Aviv leads in number of casualties

According to data from Or Yarok and the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), 459 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2025, the deadliest year in two decades.

Government takes aim at dangerous drivers

Knesset committee approves sweeping increases in fines for dangerous traffic violations, considers removal of dangerous vehicles from the roads.

Woman struck by ambulance in Jerusalem

A United Hatzalah ambulance struck a pedestrian on Yirmiyahu Street in Jerusalem. The young woman, about 25 years old, was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center unconscious and in serious condition.

Ayelet Granit named as second victim of Afula crash

Ayelet Granit, horseback riding therapist from Hadera, was killed alongside Barak Bar after they exited their vehicle to help victims of a different road accident.

Near Afula: Man killed while trying to save crash victims

Barak Bar, a 22-year-old newly released from service 9 the Border Police, identified as man killed during deadly traffic accident.

Driver who ran over haredi teen released to house arrest

The Magistrate's Court in Ashkelon released today to house arrest the driver suspected of fatally ramming a 16-year-old haredi youth near Kiryat Gat.

Yuval, Israeli injured in Thailand accident, pronounced dead

Yuval Cohen, 23, who was critically injured in a traffic accident in northern Thailand, died after being flown to Israel, where his organs were donated and transplanted into multiple patients.

'Justice For Rafael!':

Parents break down at sentencing for driver who killed their son

A sentencing hearing was held today at the Petah Tikva Traffic Court in the case of 82-year-old Carol Fessler, convicted of leaving the scene after an accident in which four-year-old Rafael Adna was killed.

District court president killed in horrific motorcycle accident

Judge Benny Sagi was struck while riding a motorcycle on Route 6; ambulance teams pronounced him dead at the scene.

One dead in traffic accident near Ofra

Traffic accident between Palestinian Authority truck and Israeli car on Route 60 leaves man of about 30 dead.

Life-saving illumination:

Israeli city launches pilot to enhance pedestrian safety

Ganei Tikva launches pilot project to prevent pedestrian fatalities, with solar-powered technology which detects pedestrians, lights up crosswalks to improve visibility and alert drivers.

Life Of Kindness:

United Hatzalah motorcycle medic killed in crash

Hami Erlanger, a father of five from Harish and a United Hatzalah volunteer, has been identified as the man killed in the road accident on Route 611.

Tragedy:

Major Eitan Orbach killed in traffic accident in Jordan Valley

The Beit She’an Municipality announces that Major Eitan Orbach was killed on Friday morning in an operational traffic accident while carrying out his duties in the defense of the Jordan Valley farms.

Three killed in road accident near Dead Sea

Man and woman in their 50s killed in road accident on Route 1 in Dead Sea area; elderly woman killed in accident in Ashdod.

IDF soldier Marom Golan killed in motorcycle accident

Marom Golan, an active-duty soldier from Ashkelon, was killed when a vehicle struck him and his motorcycle in southern Israel.

Public bus crashes into building in Holon; ten lightly injured

Bus veers off road, hits residential building in Holon, injuring ten.

Jewish woman given plea deal for fatally ramming haredi family

Miriam Yarimi has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a March 2024 high-speed crash on Ocean Parkway that killed a mother and two of her children and severely injured a third child.

Tragedy in Binyamin

Eight-year-old girl struck and killed by bus

A girl, about eight years old, was killed by a bus in Givat Harel.

Netanyahu orders team to improve road safety in Judea, Samaria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders creation of special team to work with IDF on preventing traffic accidents in Judea and Samaria.

Neta Halevi, 7, killed in traffic accident in Shadmot Mehola

Neta Halevi, age seven, was killed Thursday morning while riding his bike on his way to school.

2.5 years later:

Woman who killed four-year-old in hit-and-run charged

Carol Fassler, who killed preschooler Rafael Adana in a hit-and-run over two years ago, is charged with abandoning a victim after a collision.

One dead in car accident along coastal road

One dead, one lightly injured, after collision sends vehicle flying into ditch near coastal highway.

Rima and Hamza killed when sign fell from truck onto their van

Two residents of Arara were killed and nine others injured after a heavy iron sign fell from a truck onto a minibus on Route 5; the truck driver was later arrested.

Two reservists killed in motorcycle accident

Sergeant First Class Gal Yosef, 23, and Sergeant First Class Tomer Eliyahu Kalifi, 24, named as victims of Saturday morning traffic accident.

Two killed, two injured, in car crash near Binyamina

Two young men killed, mother and young son injured, in Saturday afternoon traffic accident near Binyamina.

String of accidents:

10 injured after bus overturns in Judean Desert

Man, 20, moderately injured after minibus overturns in the Judean Desert; nine others sustain light injuries.

Driver with 31 traffic offenses sentenced to community service

Despite history of 31 traffic offenses, driver who ran red light, seriously injuring elderly woman, sentenced only to community service and will not sit a day in prison.

At Beit Horon crash site:

Man killed by passing car while receiving medical treatment

Man in his 40s fatally struck by vehicle while being treated for minor injuries at the scene of a previous accident near Beit Horon; two others, including MDA medic, suffer light injuries.

Netanya

Police officer Yaniv Almakayis killed in ramming incident

1st Sergeant Almakayis, 42, from Netanya, was killed during a police operation and left behind a wife and four children.

Ettya and Eitan David Eliya injured in serious crash in Samaria

Ettya Eliya, widow of terror victim Yehuda Dimentman, and her husband Eitan David, injured in a serious car accident near Yitzhar Junction, family calls for prayers as Eitan remains in serious condition.

Teen injured in accident involving Prime Minister's convoy

17-year-old motorcyclist lightly injured aftwr being struck by vehicle in Prime Minister's convoy in Jerusalem.

Mika Lerner Haim named as woman dead in Saturday collision

Mika Lerner Haim, 24, named as woman killed Saturday night after two vehicles collided at the Bat Shlomo Junction in northern Israel.

Soldier who was hit by a truck dies of her injuries

The soldier Yuval Hakshur, who was severely injured by a truck at the Anatot checkpoint two weeks ago, passed away today from her injuries.

New details:

Bus driver fell asleep, causing fatal bus accident

The accident that killed Liron Avitan, the son of the commander of the Southern Traffic Police Department, was caused by the driver who fell asleep at the wheel.

Two elderly women killed in traffic accidents

Woman, 60, killed in collision near Kiryat Gat, 70-year-old woman killed after truck hits her in Rishon Lezion.

Tragedy in New York:

Hassidic man killed on way home from wedding

Rabbi Mordechai Zafir was traveling home with his son on Route 17 in Orange County, NY, when another car collided with him head-on, killing him and seriously injuring his son.

Five injured in Ramle car accident

Magen David Adom evacuates three children in serious and critical condition, two men in moderate condition, after serious car crash.

Dozens killed in traffic accident in Mexico

A tragic accident between a bus and a truck in Tabasco, Mexico left 41 people dead. The bus was completely destroyed by the collision.

Kindergarten teacher killed in traffic accident

Nurit Rahimi, a dedicated kindergarten teacher from Bat Yam, was tragically killed in a three-vehicle accident on Route 35.

Thailand: Six Israelis injured in bus crash

Six Israelis suffer light and moderate injuries after bus hits tree while driving in Thailand.

One critically injured in Beitar Illit traffic accident

A man of about 35 suffered critical injuries and another six suffered light injuries when a bus hit a private vehicle in Beitar Illit.

Tragedy in southern Israel:

Head-on collision claims lives of couple 4 months before wedding

Eliav Abuksis and Shahaf Danino were killed in a fatal car accident while returning from a day out with friends. The two were scheduled to marry in four months.

Woman and infant killed in deadly traffic accident

Woman of about 40, infant of about one year, killed in traffic accident between two vehicles and a truck near the Ha'amakim Interchange in northern Israel. Five others were injured.

Elderly woman killed by truck in Bnei Brak

Woman, 70, found trapped under truck in Bnei Brak, paramedics forced to declare her death.

Tragedy:

Boy killed in traffic accident two weeks before his bar mitzva

Daniel Rubin and his family were on their way home from his aunt's engagement party when their vehicle overturned on the E40.

Within two days:

Four killed in traffic accidents in Ashdod

Collision in Ashdod leaves man in his 50s dead, and an additional victim injured, bringing number of dead in Ashdod traffic accidents to four in two days.

Sderot high schooler:

Noga Noah named as youth killed in Ashdod traffic accident

Noga Noah, a 10th grader from the town of Shokeda near the Gaza border, was killed in a deadly traffic accident in Ashdod.

Man killed in traffic accident in central Israel

Truck collides with private vehicle on main highway near Nitzanei Oz Junction, leaving one dead and one seriously injured.