Road accidents

Miri Regev's unfulfilled promises: Eight transportation reforms that never happened

Deaths on Israel’s roads are at a 20-year high, Europe’s road safety council has suspended Israel, and the national plan Transport Minister Regev hailed as ‘dramatic’ is still unfunded.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 massacre, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026
Israel Police officers respond to a car crash on Highway 6, September 29, 2026.

Some 18 injured in eight-car pileup on Highway 6 in central Israel, halting traffic

The empty streets in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving, October 2, 2025.

Over 250 people injured in Yom Kippur road accidents in 2025, road safety group warns

Hundreds of motorcyclists seen driving in traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam. October 02, 2013.

French-Israeli killed in Vietnam motorcycle accident, ZAKA working to retrieve remains for burial


Two Israelis killed in road accident in England

A man in his 80s and a woman in her 30s were declared dead at the scene of a hit-and-run road accident in Ramsgate.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Four dead in fatal car accident in Israel's south

A 65-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy were all killed in a car accident on Highway 90 on Saturday afternoon.

The scene of a fatal car crash on Highway 90 which left four dead, May 28, 2022

One killed, four critically wounded in Arava car accident

The wounded received first aid from MDA and IDF medical staff and were evacuated to Soroka Hospital.

A smashed car.

Nine immigrants injured in bus accident - Aliyah ministry

Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata and Director-General Ronen Cohen visited the injured at several hospitals.

Car accident on road number four.

Technion alumni join consortium of companies making roads safer

The consortium, which will tackle traffic congestion, road accidents, infrastructure and air pollution across Israel, is being joined by Israeli startups – many of which come from the Technion.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

Eleven people killed in road accidents over the weekend in Israel

Among those killed this weekend were five Palestinians who died late Friday night in a collision between two cars on Road 60.

 A crashed car is seen after the deadly accident on Highway 4 on October 10, 2021.

Parents of 12-year-old killed while riding his bike speak publicly

His parents spoke about their reaction at the moment that they heard that their son had been killed, and shared stories about him, his personality, and his hobbies.

Israelis ride their bicycles along the empty Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving.

85-year-old killed in front of granddaughter in car accident in Afula

Security cameras documenting the scene showed the driver of the car clinging slowly to a bus in front of him and quickly moved into the other lane to try to overtake it.

Car accident on road number four.

Deadly weekend: Three dead in unconnected accidents across Israel

Two people have died after drowning at beaches in central and northern Israel, and a third is in serious condition. A man has died after a motorcycle accident near the dead sea.

AN MDA AMBULANCE at Dor Beach after a man drowned at the beach on Saturday afternoon, June 12 2021

Deadly night on Israel's roads: Five casualties across the country

Some 96 people have been killed in road accidents since the beginning of 2021, according to data published by the National Road Safety Authority.

The scene of a road accident near Beersheba, April 20, 2021.