Road accidents

Pakistani bus falls into roadside ditch, rescue agency reports 40 killed, 8 injured

The bus was headed to national capital Islamabad from provincial capital Quetta. There were 48 passengers on board, the agency said.

JULY 3, 2026|ByREUTERS

A Pakistani bus upturned in a ditch, July 3, 2026.

A Buddhist monk walks across a road while collecting alms in Bangkok early on April 28, 2026.

Eight monks killed in Thailand after eleven year old boy crashes pickup truck

The victims were part of a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers undertaking a pilgrimage from a temple in Mukdahan province to another in neighboring Ubon Ratchathani province.

JULY 2, 2026|ByREUTERS

An illustrative image of slow-moving traffic on Israel's Ayalon Highway.

Operation Roaring Lion obscures Israel’s worsening traffic toll, road safety statistics

Excluding March, when Israelis were largely at home due to the war, 157 people were killed this year compared with 147 in the same period last year, an increase of nearly 7%.

JUNE 9, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

Israel Police and Magen David Adom respond to a road incident in which one police officer was injured near Tapuah junction in the West Bank on February 23, 2026.

Palestinian crashes truck into police vehicle in West Bank, police officer injured

The driver of the truck attempted to flee the scene of the incident, police said, but was pursued by backup police forces and arrested along with a passenger in the truck.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Government approves NIS 250m. plan to promote smart transportation

Central to the program will be research conducted together with the Council for Higher Education.

JANUARY 22, 2017BySHARON UDASIN

Mutual responsibility

When laboratory rats are crowded together, they become more aggressive and attack each other all the more. This is similar to the situation on Israel’s roads.

AUGUST 28, 2016ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

At least 6 killed in highway 1 collision between bus and tractor trailer

Deputy Commissioner Yaron Be’eri, the commander of the National Traffic Police said that a special investigative team has been launched to determine what exactly took place.

FEBRUARY 14, 2016ByBEN HARTMAN, MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN