Bus Accident

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.

Italy:

At least 21 killed as bus falls off bridge near Venice

Bus crushed after falling off of bridge near railroad tracks.

Tragedy: 18-year-old got off a bus and was rammed to death

Moshe Benedict disembarked from a bus, took his belongings - and was hit by the bus.

Four yeshiva students injured after bus hits them

Initial investigations show bus driver accidentally hit yeshiva students, causing light and moderate injuries.

Israeli killed, 31 hurt as bus overturns in South Korea

Bus carrying Israeli tourists overturns while traveling. Israeli woman killed in the acctident.

Brandeis reeling after bus crash leaves student dead, 28 injured

Shuttle bus which transports students to and from Brandeis crashes on way back from hockey game, leaving one dead, dozens injured.

8-year-old critically injured in bus accident in Ashdod

2 children struck by bus in Ashdod.

Jerusalem bus accident:

'Despite the tragedy, we must acknowledge the miracles'

Motti Glustein speaks about the tragic bus accident that took the lives of his sister-in-law and her two daughters.

Jerusalem bus crash:

"Bus company's apathy is disgraceful"

Nearly a week after one of its buses killed 3 and injured others, 'Egged' has yet to contact victims' families

Bus tumbles off highway, leaving dozens injured

Bus with around 30 adults veers off Highway 1 as it travels between Jerusalem and Modi'in.

Tel Aviv: Bus crashes into storefront

Four injured after bus veers off road and crashes into store on Achad Ha'am Street.

Bus driver in tragic traffic accident had 51 prior convictions

Bus driver in deadly traffic accident veered out of his lane, police investigation shows.

Father who lost wife and children in crash regains consciousness

Reuven Ben Eli, 35, regains consciousness following deadly traffic accident, and is informed of his family's deaths.

Police: Fatal bus crash may have been caused by earlier accident

Police spokesperson says road where bus overturned after colliding with car is narrow, making evacuation of the injured difficult.

Mother and three children were killed in bus crash

Bus with Bnei Akiva youths overturns after colliding with car on northern highway. 5 killed, among them mother and her three children.

Five-year-old killed by bus in northern Israel

Bus driver detained after little girl struck and killed while crossing the street.

Woman, 91, dead in Beitar Illit bus accident

Investigation opened after bus fatally hits elderly woman in Beitar Illit.

After two years: Commission of inquiry into paratrooper's death

Chief of Staff orders commission of inquiry into death of Ron Eliyahu Oved from in bus accident during formation of brigade.

18 injured in bus crash in northern Israel

Bus crash in the Galilee leaves 18 people injured, including one in moderate condition.

One seriously injured as Ramat Gan bus collides with building

Bus hits two pedestrians, crashing into residential building wall in Ramat Gan.

Kiryat Arba:

Diana Guz named woman killed alighting bus

Diana apparently hit after alighting at stop as bus driver continued driving. He was later arrested for questioning by police.

Boy killed in Modiin Illit bus accident laid to rest

'Everything Avi did was done with a reverence for God.' 10-year-old Avraham Besser laid to rest after being hit and killed by bus.

10-year-old boy killed in bus accident in central Israel

10-year-old boy hit and killed by bus in haredi city of Modiin Illit in central Israel.

Accident in Beitar Illit:

Bus driver's license revoked for 30 days

Driver involved in car accident that killed 3-year-old boy in Beitar Illit interrogated by police, released under restrictive conditions.

Tragedy in Betar Illit:

Three-year-old run over by bus in front of family

Baruch Eisenberg, who arrived with family from NY for Passover visit, hit by bus on after suddenly descending from sidewalk to road.

Boy killed by bus in Beitar Illit

4-year-old boy killed this evening by bus in haredi city of Beitar Ilit. Police investigating accident.

Elderly man killed by bus in Jerusalem

80-year-old run over by bus at a bus stop in Armon Hanatziv.

Overturned 443 bus:

Driver of vehicle suspected of causing death by negligence

Driver of private vehicle involved in fatal road accident questioned by police on suspicion of causing death by negligence.

J'lem Rabbi on bus disaster: 'Attribute of justice is hovering'

In wake of bus disaster, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem calls to strengthen watching dignity of others.

Woman delayed at clinic misses bus accident

Modi'in Illit resident grumbled about delay and missed overturned bus. After miracle became clear she returned with basket of chocolates.

23 Israelis injured in Romania bus accident

8 children among the injured as bus carrying tourists overturns near Romanian salt mine.

A heartbreaking funeral

Father of child run over by bus says, 'I didn't know I was taking you to the heavenly yeshiva.'

Six injured in bus crash near Tiberias

Bus crash in northern Israel leaves six injured, including one in serious condition.

Father accidentally kills 6-year-old daughter

Bedouin father accidentally drives bus over daughter, killing her.

Tourists killed in German bus crash

German bus carrying 46 tourists explodes after accident in Bavaria, leaving dozens injured, 18 feared dead.

Israeli killed in Cuba bus accident

Cuban bus overturns, killing 70-year-old Israeli and injuring 9 others.

'He was an exemplary family man'

One of the two fatalities in deadly Samaria bus accident ID'd as driver, Avishai Kroani, father of five from Ariel.

Two killed in bus accident in the Binyamin region

Two people killed as Egged bus overturns near Maaleh Levona, southwest of Ariel.

Second victim from deadly bus accident in Samaria identified

Ofir Rahmanov, 23, among two fatalities in tragic bus accident Thursday night.

1 dead in double bus crash at Jerusalem's Bar Ilan intersection

1 person killed, at least 8 injured as buses, private cars collide in large traffic accident at congested Jerusalem intersection.

6 school children killed, 23 injured in Tennessee bus accident

Driver of Chattanooga school bus charged with vehicular homicide after accident leaves 6 dead, 23 injured.

Bride injured in bus crash to wed next week

Haredi girl injured in line 402 bus crash last February to get married next Wednesday.

61 injured in bus accident

Initial reports indicate that the bus driver lost control of his bus, which hit another bus and a number of other vehicles

Miracle in the Carmel hospital

Etty Koch, 63, critically injured in bus accident, sees the sun for the first time in over two months.

One killed in bus accident in northern Israel

Bus overturns near the Arab town of Zarzir, killing one and injuring more than 30 people.

Police: Bus driver lying about cause of fatal crash

Driver claims a Palestinian car caused him to lose control after cutting in front of him - but police say he's just covering himself.

Soldier killed, dozens injured as bus overturns in Binyamin

A bus carrying 50 passengers overturned between Kokhav Hashahar and Migdalim.

Tragedy

Rescuer at bus crash finds his own daughter was killed

Master Sgt Yossi Partosh was among the rescuers at the scene of the crash in which his daughter Stav perished.

Bus driver claims Arab motorist caused lethal crash

Driver of crash in which young soldier was killed says Arab car cut him off, despite initial investigations indicating he sped on curve.

Father of Killed 5 Year-Old Asks Public 'Not to Question G-d'

Maoz Shukrun, father of boy killed in Beit El bus accident, proclaims his faith despite terrible tragedy.

Tense Jerusalemites Riot Over Car Attack Rumor

A riot ensued in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Jerusalem as people thought another car terror attack was taking place.

Names of Nepal Crash Victims Cleared for Publication

Shira Dabush, 30, from Ramat Gan, and Omer Shemesh, 21, from Hod Hasharon, were killed in Friday's bus crash in Nepal.

Another Tragedy in Nepal

Two Israeli Women Among Nepal Bus Crash Deaths

Bus falls from cliff in latest tragedy in the Himalayas, killing eleven - including two Israelis.

Perl Warns: Bulletproof Buses are ‘Death Traps’

Gush Etzion leader concerned that bulletproof buses used in Judea and Samaria are ‘death traps’ in case of an accident.

Bus Overturns in Gush Etzion, 26 Hurt

One person moderately injured and dozens lightly hurt as bus flips on its side south of Jerusalem.

Bus Driver Convicted of Killing 24 Tourists in a Fatal Accident

Edward Gelfond, the tour bus driver of a serious accident on the way to Eilat in December 2008, found guilty of killing 24 passengers.

Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Highway 6 Accident

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in Sunday’s accident on Highway 6. The names of two other victims have yet to be released.

Tragedy on Highway 6: 4 Killed, 30 Hurt in Bus Crash

Four people killed and 30 injured as bus, truck collide near Sorek junction.

Abbas: No One Responsible for Traffic Accident

PA Chairman Abbas dismisses claims that Israel did not provide proper assistance to victims of accident which killed PA children.

Netanyahu Offers Condolences, Assistance to PA

PM Binyamin Netanyahu sends condolences to the families of the PA victims of the bus accident which occurred north of Jerusalem.