car accidents

Multi-vehicle accidents in NY: understanding liability and fault

The following steps help ensure that victims of car accidents in New York obtain the compensation they deserve, covering both immediate and long-term needs.

Suspected hit-and-run:

Charity fund official killed in Bnei Brak traffic accident

Yitzhak Nuriel Harambam, 75, killed after being hit by a truck in Bnei Brak in what is suspected to be a hit-and-run; police investigate.

15 injured in collision in northern Israel

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

Central Israel:

Russian tourist killed in collision with Arab car thief

A Russian tourist in her 60s was killed in a major accident near Beit Dagan. The driver of the second vehicle, which had been stolen from Rehovot, an illegal infiltrator from Ramallah, was arrested.

IDF soldier killed in traffic accident

Amit Mizrahi, IDF soldier and resident of Maaleh Adumim, killed in traffic accident.

Two arrested:

Bystanders loot truck involved in deadly crash

Following an accident on Route 6, which left one dead, Bedouin bystanders looted one of the trucks of its contents.

IDF major, mother of toddler, killed in traffic accident

Major Efrat Shrem Zrihan was killed in a traffic accident on her way to base.

Driver who rammed Ethiopian 4-year-old was alone in the vehicle

Footage from security cameras shows Carol Fassler alone in her daughter's vehicle at the time Refael Adana was hit and killed.

Family of child killed in hit-and-run invited to watch footage

Family of Refael Adana, killed in hit-and-run, is invited to meet with Prosecutor's Office, watch footage from the day of the accident.

Prosecutor's Office explains:

'Unavoidable accident' killed four-year-old boy

Central District Prosecutor's Office explains why case against driver suspected of killing four-year-old in hit-and-run has been closed.

Tel Aviv:

Protesters demand justice for 4-year-old hit-and-run victim

Dozens protest in Tel Aviv against expected release of driver from hit-and-run accident that left four-year-old Ethiopian Israeli dead.

Moving:

Boy injured in Independence Day accident writes name

After regaining consciousness, Uri Domnovitch managed to write his name on a tablet. 'Small steps out of the abyss.'

Is it possible to repair a fire-damaged car?

A car fire is often caused by faulty wiring. The reason may also be deliberate arson

Yoav and Hanoch crossed the road to help victims - & were killed

Two bus drivers attempted to cross the street to help victims of a traffic accident - and were killed by a passing vehicle.

Israeli father and daughter killed in Britain

Two Israelis killed and child critically injured after car veers off the road in Britain.

What you need to know:

What are the top causes of car accidents?

Every time you get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, it is essential for you to put safety at the very top of your priority list.

Driver from lethal collision hasn't been interrogated

Police say delay is because the Arab driver is still hospitalized and her condition unstable.

Leading rabbi: Six-year-old was killed sanctifying G-d's Name

'What does it matter how they killed him?' Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu queries. 'They intended to harm the People of Israel.'

Ten injured in collision in northern Israel

School bus collides with private vehicle near Kibbutz Lavi, leaving ten injured.

Vehicle overturns, killing driver

Vehicle overturns, killing driver; woman evacuated in moderate condition.

Motorcyclist killed in Samaria collision

Man and woman riding on two motorcycles collide with Palestinian Authority vehicle in Samaria.

Man and woman severely injured in traffic accident

Two Arabs suffer light injuries in collision which leaves Jewish parents severely injured, and their four-year-old son moderately injured.

Bus hits three sisters, seriously injuring one of them

Girl aged 4.5 unconscious and on a respirator after she and her two sisters were hit by a bus in Beitar Illit.

Boy, 7, runs out between two cars - and suffers head injury

EMT arrives in less than a minute to save the life of a seven-year-old struck by a car.

Elderly woman dies after ramming in southern Israel

Driver is believed to have rammed two vehicles near city market.

One dead, 14 injured, in deadly road accident

Police investigate after collision involving seven cars and a truck leaves elderly passenger dead.

Prisoner escapes hospital after judge orders handcuffs removed

Israel Police investigate escape of prisoner who was ordered unhandcuffed due to claimed medical condition.

Nine injured in traffic accident in northern Israel

Traffic accident near Arab city leaves one man seriously injured.

Children killed in Friday collision named

Sister of boy who died at the scene is declared dead in hospital. Her mother and father remain hospitalized in serious condition.

Deadly roads: 11 dead in 24 hours

Series of road accidents leaves 11 dead since Friday, including a pedestrian and bicycle rider.

Toddler critically injured in road accident

Crash in southern Israel leaves five injured, including a two-year-old who sustained critical injuries.

In 2021, death toll from car accidents is highest since 2017

299 people were killed so far this year, the highest number of deaths in the same period since 2017.

Two dead in one morning on Israel's roads

Private car overturns after colliding with truck, trapping driver inside.

Three police officers quarantined following car accident

Police officers are called to scene of car accident - and then sent into quarantine.

Woman, 40, killed by bus in Tel Aviv

Woman declared dead at the scene after being hit by a bus in Tel Aviv

Woman, 91, dead in Beitar Illit bus accident

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

Man in serious condition after highway collision

Bus accident on Highway 446 leaves driver of private vehicle in serious condition.

Yitzhar residents: We don't want anyone else to die

Samaria Regional Council chair, residents write to Transportation Minister after woman killed in Yitzhar Junction car accident.

Bus driver killed in collision in northern Israel

Bus rams into rear end of truck in deadly collision outside Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel.

Drop in road accidents in wake of coronavirus pandemic

In January-April 2020, 86 people were killed in car crashes—a drop of 19.6% compared to the same interval of last year.

One dead, three injured in car accident near Be'er Sheva

Man, 60, dead in collision near entrance to Be'er Sheva.

Number of fatal traffic accidents rises by 10% in 2019

New stats show rise in number of people killed in car crashes - and that eight children and 14 youths are injured daily in accidents..

Driver who killed mother and baby re-arrested

Police re-arrest driver after eyewitness gives detailed testimony about car accident that killed Tzipi Rimmel and her 3-week-old baby.

8-yr.-old critically injured when ATV overturns

Around the same time, a 40 yr.-old man was also seriously injured when his ATV overturns in the Haifa area.

'It doesn't matter who was driving, it was meant to be'

Boyfriend of road accident victim says he wasn't driving car, doesn't know how he'll continue living. Her family offers words of comfort.

Third sister injured in accident still fighting for her life

Family asks public to pray for 14-year-old Adel Maoul, whose two older sisters were killed in a car accident Thursday night.

Sisters killed in fatal Ashkelon car crash

Yarin Maoul, whose younger sister Tahel was killed in a car crash early Thursday morning, dies.

Condition of sisters injured in Kiryat Gat accident improving

Seven-year-old girl and her five-year-old sister showing signs of improvement, after being hit by apparent drunk driver in Kiryat Gat.

Father severely injured in Route 7 car crash passes away

Father whose wife, baby, were killed after truck rammed the family's vehicle dies in hospital.

Sophie and baby Itai identified as Route 7 crash victims

Toddler injured in crash released from hospital as her father continues fighting for his life.

Woman and baby dead in road accident near Ashdod

Two dead, one seriously injured, after private car collides with truck on Route 7.

Israel targets texting drivers

Number of fines handed to drivers who use their phones on the road triples in three years, report says.

Haredi rabbis: Don't get drunk on Purim

Leading haredi rabbis call on the public not to drink excessively, say drunkenness leads to 'murder' and 'tragedies.'

Woman tries to park - and lands on a porch

New driver upends car, lands on porch of nearby apartment.

Pedestrians are in danger

New report exposes cities in which pedestrians are most likely to be hit by cars.

Watch: Boy falls from moving vehicle

Youth runs after 5-year-old who fell out of a moving car in Ashdod.

Numb and silent

Brooklyn: Accident kills 2 children, injures their mothers

Children, 4 and 1, killed in Brooklyn accident that put their moms in hospital.

Bus crash in northern Israel injures 16

School bus hits wall in Nazareth, injuring two adults and 14 children.

Miracle in Israel's north

Metal bars penetrate private car, stopping just short of empty car seat. Paramedic: It's a miracle the woman survived.