Traffic Safety

24 injured in major pileup in southern Israel

Serious traffic accident after truck overturns on Route 40; more than half of the injured were young schoolchildren.

Hit-and-run killer turns himself in

Driver claims he didn't notice striking Hila Michali-Nahman in front of her three children last night, but still got out and took pictures.

Woman run over in front of her children in hit-and-run

Police urge driver involved in tragic hit-and-run accident to hand themselves in 'before we get to you.'

Were authorities responsible for soldier's tragic death?

19-year-old father of 2 killed after being hit by a car leaving base; road safety group warned IDF of the road defects for years.

Israeli killed in road accident near Shechem

A 20-year-old Israeli motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon after crashing into Palestinian bus in the Hawara village.

42 killed in French crash, 41 of them elderly

Truck and bus carrying elderly people on their way to holiday collide and catch fire, in most lethal French crash since 1982.

Ashdod 'Miracle Boy' Survives Being Run Over By Truck

Ashdod residents called it a miracle when a young child who got stuck under the wheels of a truck sustained only moderate injuries

Yeshiva Student Named as Jerusalem Highway Fatality

Avishai Liberati, 20-year-old student at Beit El Yeshiva in Samaria, dies in car crash on Highway 1 just outside the capital.

Just One More Hour: Police Officer Laid to Rest After Accident

Police Sergeant Ofer Kenerick, 28, laid to rest Sunday after he was killed in a tragic accident on Friday.

Mass casualty incident

8 Dead as Truck and Bus Collide

Truck hits bus filled with Bedouin women returning from Al-Aqsa Mosque in Negev crash; eight women dead, 28 wounded.

Watch: One Dead in Gas Explosions on Highway 1

A person was killed amid raging fire and explosions caused after a gas tanker got in a traffic accident; massive traffic jams.

Corporal Sheetrit Elhai Killed as Army Vehicle Flips Over

IDF Corporal Sheetrit Elhai z''l dies, another soldier injured lightly, in car accident in western Galilee near Lebanese border.

Entire Family Injured in Kfar Saba Crash

Parents and their children were injured Saturday when a firetruck racing to a burning apartment overturned on their car.

‘Holy Man’ Dead in Train Tragedy

Rabbi killed in train tragedy was known as a serene and holy man whose inner joy shone in his ready smile.

One Killed, 5 Wounded in Akko Hit-and-Run

A tragic hit-and-run in Akko: woman killed, children hurt in deadly accident.

Hit-and-Run Horror: Couple Killed while Changing Tire

A hit-and-run truck driver turned himself in to police hours after killing a pregnant woman and her husband who was trying to change a flat tire.

Arab Driver Runs Down, Kills Jewish Teenager in Samaria

Police have arrested an Arab driver who ran over and killed a Jewish teenage in Samaria Saturday night. It apparently was not intentional.

Father Fights Road Deaths in Memory of Son

Yisrael Goldberg, Israel's first religious publicist, gives everything he has to fight for road safety.

Hit the Gas: Israel Raises the Speed Limit

Speed limit on several highways to jump from 100 to 110 kilometers per hour, but maximum speed on some local roads will drop.

French Diplomat Involved in Crash Killing Child

A French diplomat was detained and questioned over a crash in Jerusalem in which a child was killed and his sister and father injured.

Deaths Lead to Israeli Campaign Against Reckless PA Drivers

The recent deaths of three children hit by an Arab tracter without lights lead to an Israeli initiative to stop reckless drivers in Yesha..

Fighting The War Against Traffic Accidents

The Israel National Road Safety Authority presents a new plan to improve the war against traffic accidents

Five Killed in Galilee Bus Crash

A bus crash between Carmiel and Tzfat kills five and wounds dozens. Among the victims: two soldiers and a prison services worker.

TAU, GM Team Up on Hi-Tech Driving Safety Features

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have invented a new hi-tech system to help keep drivers safe on the roads.

Israel Winning the War for Traffic Safety

More Israelis have died in traffic accidents than in wars. Israel has taken the upper hand in the war against road deaths.