Traffic Safety

Beit Shemesh:

Rabbi claims girl was killed 'because of draft orders'

After a 4-year-old girl was killed in a traffic accident yesterday, one eulogy at her funeral called her death 'an atonement for the draft orders sent to Yeshiva students.'

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Motorcyclist flees police and crashes into guardrail

Northern District police chased dirt bikers riding recklessly; one crashed into a railing and was arrested without a driver's license.

Driver who struck police officer was former inmate

A 38-year-old woman caught driving while talking on her phone was asked to pull over, and decided to go on a wild chase on the roads of Ashkelon with her 3-year-old son in the car.

Police volunteer killed during high-speed pursuit

Sergeant Avishi Yitzhak Twil, a volunteer in the national traffic police, was killed by a speeding driver who collided with his police vehicle.

New York:

Bus full of Hasidim overturned, dozens injured

A bus full of yeshiva students from the Skver Hasidic community overturned while on its way to a Sheva Berachos for the Rebbe's great-grandson.

Tragedy in Thailand:

Presidential award recipient killed while on family vacation

Rotem Ya'ish who was discharged from the IDF two months ago and flew with his family to Thailand to celebrate, was killed in a motorcycle accident on the island of Ko Samui.

1 dead:

Bus strikes pedestrians in Ashkelon, terror attack ruled out

20-year-old killed, another person injured in what police say was a traffic accident.

Threat turns deadly:

Marjorie T. Greene's home targeted in 'for Palestine' bomb threat

Woman killed in car crash with police officer responding to bomb threat at home of Georgia Congresswoman from perpetrator claiming to be acting 'for Palestine.'

Deadly collision:

Three men killed in traffic accident near Tel Aviv

Three men ages 25, 30, and 44, killed in collision between two private vehicles on Highway 5; police estimate one of the vehicles was stolen.

Orin was killed in a traffic accident - days before her birthday

Family donates corneas of 13-year-old Orin, killed in traffic accident days before her birthday; her father suffered moderate injuries in the collision.

Ran a red light causing accident

Ben-Gvir's driver indicted for reckless driving

Moshe Eichstein, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's personal driver charged with driving past a red light, reckless driving, and conduct that led to an accident that injured another driver and the minister.

Two weeks before her birthday

10-year-old girl killed in fatal accident

10-year-old Alma Greenberg was killed after being hit by a car at a crosswalk in Kiryat Ono. Her mother, Miri, tearfully said about her daughter: "An angel with golden curls."

Deadly truck accident kills mother in front of her children

Aviva Tegaya stopped on the shoulder of the road because she felt unwell and got out of the vehicle. She was struck by a truck and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Her children who were in the vehicle were slightly injured.

15 injured in collision in northern Israel

Fifteen people injured, including three seriously, in crash between truck and minibus near Ha'amakim Junction.

Near Beit Shemesh

Bus carrying youth group members overturns: 50 hurt, 1 seriously

Dozens injured when shuttle bus Eshtaol overturns near Eshtaol. Police close road to allow tratment of the injured.

Baby killed in Independence Day car crash laid to rest

10-month-old boy from Gush Etzion, Ma'ayan David Domnovitch, laid to rest in Kfar Etzion cemetery, south of Jerusalem.

Four Injured:

Suspected PA car thieves involved in crash in central Israel

High-speed chase of suspected Palestinian car thieves ends in crash on major highway in central Israel, leaving 4 injured.

40 injured after truck crashes into bus in central Israel

10-year-old girl seriously injured and dozens more injured in collision between bus and truck on Route 1.

Watch: Child hit by car while running across street in Ashdod

Car hits young boy running across street in Ashdod after driver fails to stop at crosswalk. Boy survives with only minor injuries.

One dead in Ramat Beit Shemesh crash

Truck collides with car in Beit Shemesh Sunday, leaving 40-year-old man dead.

'Delicate balance'

Pyschotrauma support following deadly crash that killed cop

After volunteer cop was killed by drunk Arab driver, doctor from United Hatzalah provides psychological first aid to those affected.

1 dead, 2 injured in crash on Israel's Highway 6

Crash on Highway 6 near Kiryat Gat leaves road construction worker dead, two others dead.

2-year-old killed in traffic accident

Toddler declared dead at hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the south.

Father whose children were killed thanks public for prayers

Yaniv Me'oded, who lost his children in a collision earlier this month, asks that the public pray for a miracle for his wife Hodaya.

Father informed of the deaths of his children in car accident

Yaniv Me'oded, who was critically injured in car crash 2 weeks ago, informed that his 2 children and unborn child perished in the crash.

Ukraine: Israeli man seriously hurt on way back from Uman

46-year-old man in serious condition in traffic accident while returning from Uman after Rosh Hashannah.

Tragedy in central Israel: Killed en route to sister's wedding

Bride's brother killed and her father seriously injured on the way to her wedding Thursday.

Kiryat Arba woman and her baby killed in crash in south Israel

37-year-old woman and her baby killed, three others injured in head-on collision near Mitzpeh Ramon in southern Israel.

1 injured in crash with IDF chief of staff's motorcade

Vehicle from IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi's motorcade collides with car, leaving one person injured.

Haredi EMT's last video before his fatal accident

Chaim Har Kesef, the Hatzalah volunteer killed in tragic accident yesterday, is laid to rest. 'Father, we'll take care of everything'

2 killed in accident in Jerusalem

Seven vehicles involved in crash in Jerusalem, with two dead, seven injured. One pedestrian hit and killed by minibus.

Couple killed in Route 90 collision identified

Police investigating how car collided head-on with truck, claiming two lives.

Three members of New Square Hasidic family killed in car crash

Woman seriously injured in car crash gives birth after her husband and two others killed.

4-year-old killed in Jerusalem car accident

Child hurt after being struck by car near Biblical Zoo dies, grandmother in serious condition.

Accident near Jerusalem zoo leaves 6-year-old critically injured

Car hits mother and her six-year-old son as they were walking near Jerusalem zoo. One victim critically injured.

1 dead, 2 injured in crash in southern Israel

60-year-old woman killed and two people injured after truck collides with private car in southern Israel.

Woman hit and killed by bus in Kiryat Arba

40-year-old woman killed in bus accident in Kiryat Arba, near Hevron.

1 dead, 5 injured in Golan Heights accident

Woman killed in crash near Bar'on Junction in northern Golan Heights, 15-year-old girl in critical condition. 3 others moderately injured.

Bus driver arrested after four killed in crash

Egged bus driver who crashed into bus stop near Ben Gurion Airport, killing 4 and injuring 14, arrested after being questioned by police.

4 dead as bus plows into bus stop en route from J'lem to Haifa

Bus travelling from Jerusalem to Haifa crashes into bus stop in central Israel, killing 4, with 14 injured.

2 dead after car hits cyclists in central Israel

Traffic accident leaves two dead in Sharon region of central Israel.

Man who lost wife, baby in car accident regains consciousness

Efraim Rimmel regains consciousness one week after being hurt in accident in which his wife and baby daughter were killed.

Driver who struck and killed woman, baby released

Driver accused of traveling at dangerously high speed and striking family vehicle was not under influence of drugs, alcohol.

Fatal car crash in northern Israel

49-year-old woman killed in accident near Galilee town of Kfar Tavor. Two others injured in the crash.

12-year-old boy injured in deadly crash fighting for his life

Father injured in deadly crash on Route 443 remains in serious condition, while his son is in critical condition, fighting for his life.

Samaria town mourns double tragedy in deadly car crash

'We've suffered many tragic events.' Friends and neighbors of Tzipi Rimmel come to grips with her death and the death of her baby in crash.

'Driver who killed boy was driving wildly'

Friend of family of 8-year-old killed in traffic accident on Yom Kippur says driver drove fast through intersection, striking the boy.

25-year-old Jerusalem man killed in Georgia accident

Haredi man visiting Georgia dies from injuries suffered in a traffic accident in Tbilisi.

Smotrich: No time for games on road deaths in Judea and Samaria

Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds meeting following 'unacceptable number of road deaths' in Judea and Samaria.

Teens killed in crash east of Jerusalem identified

'Victim was crushed inside of the car.' Israeli teens killed in accident east of Jerusalem identified as residents of Gush Etzion.

Woman injured after car falls 2 stories from parking lot

Rescue teams pull woman from car which fell down two stories from parking lot in Jerusalem.

One dead in Beitar Illit accident

Car collides with bus, leaving 30-year-old haredi man dead near Beitar Illit, south of Jerusalem.

Watch: Driver falls asleep on Route 90, nearly causing accident

Road safety watchdog group catches driver apparently falling asleep, straying into incoming traffic - and narrowly escaping major accident.

5-year-old killed in traffic accident in central Israel

5-year-old boy run over in Lod, third child killed in traffic accident in one day.

French immigrant girls killed in crash identified

Shirel Ester, Sarah Ben Simon named as victims killed in traffic accident en route to Eilat. Family immigrated to Israel earlier this year.

Paramedic injured trying to save 9-year-old girl

Girl injured after being hit by car in Ashdod. Volunteer paramedic who happened to be at scene tried to rescue her - and was injured.

Watch: Soccer player flips car in accident

Professional soccer player suspected of driving under the influence after flipping car on highway.

Driver still at large following Jerusalem hit-and-run

11-year-old boy remains in critical condition after being hit by car. Police searching for driver who fled the scene.

5-year-old girl in critical condition after traffic accident

Preschooler struck by car while riding her bicycle in Elad, suffers serious head injury.

Tragedy strikes terror-stricken family

Shlomi Mark, eldest son of murdered terror victim Rabbi Mickey Mark, dies after motorcycle collides with guardrail on Highway 6.