Traffic accident

Elderly woman killed, two other women seriously injured in Ashkelon multi-bus crash

The accident involved three different buses, police confirmed shortly after it occurred. 

United Hatzalah paramedics respond to a multi-bus crash in Ashkelon on August 4, 2026.
A vehicle is seen engulfed in flames on Highway 1 near the Shoresh Interchange on August 3, 2026.

Traffic briefly halted on Highway 1 as vehicle goes up in flames amid record-breaking heatwave

Scene of the multi-vehicle accident in Mexico that left nine dead and 10 injured, July 13, 2026.

Traffic accident in Mexico kills nine, leaves at least 10 injured, including four Americans

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


Deadly night on Israel's roads as three killed in collisions

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

One dead, 12 injured in car accidents across Israel

One of the injured is a three-year-old child, who was hit by a car.

Car accident on road number four.

One killed, one in serious condition after being struck by car near Tamra

Two pedestrians, a man in his 30s and a man in his 20s, were hit by a vehicle near the northern city of Tamra.

MDA ambulance (illustrative)

Two children injured in separate traffic accidents in Israel

One child was moderately injured in Beit Shemesh, and another child was severely injured in a north Jerusalem neighborhood.

Israeli bus (Illustrative)

Public transport on Shabbat is a great idea - editorial

Let’s just hope that for Michaeli, this is more than just an election campaign slogan and that we’ll see some actual change.

 TRAFFIC PILES up on King David Street as the work goes on, and on.

Letters to the Editor, June 1, 2022: The other 99.9% 

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Frequency of traffic accidents in Israel at a rise - CBS data

Recent years have seen an uptick in serious and fatal accidents, despite a general downward trend in the total number of traffic accidents.

  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

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.