Traffic accidents

Five people injured in three-way car accident on Highway 508 in West Bank

Paramedics on the scene provided treatment to the victims, including three who had been seriously injured.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA ambulances in the south of Israel
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%. 

|ByUDI ETZION
Security and rescue forces at the scene of a bus accident in central Tel Aviv, May 18, 2026.

'A national issue': Police to launch nationwide crackdown on dangerous drivers, road violations

The plan includes bolstering police presence on the roads, stepping up enforcement, and expanding intelligence and operational efforts to catch drivers responsible for serious offenses.

|ByALON HACHMON
LIME PR

Electric scooter accidents, fatalities on the rise due to lack of enforcement

Despite the alarming statistics, enforcement against traffic violations committed by scooter riders remains inconsistent and limited.

|ByALON HACHMON, MOSHE COHEN

Police officer arrives at crash scene in southern Israel, discovers son was killed

The 22-year-old that was killed was trapped under the bus after it flipped on to its left side, and he suffered from severe injuries.

MARCH 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA Ambulance

New years resolution: Let's have a safer 2025 - opinion

While our attention has understandably been focused on security and war-related concerns, we cannot forget that routine safety matters still demand our vigilance.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByELI BEER
UNITED HATZALAH conducts a first aid course. While our attention has understandably been focused on security and war-related concerns, we cannot forget that routine safety matters still demand our vigilance, the writer states.

The helmet that will report accidents automatically

The new LIVALL smart helmets redefine safety for two-wheel riders, with features like fall detection, SOS messaging, and other life-saving innovations now available in Israel.

OCTOBER 27, 2024ByLEE SIVILIA
LIVALL's smart helmet

Is this the product that will protect cyclists and e-scooter riders?

Autotalks launches a new V2X product series designed to protect cyclists and e-scooter riders from traffic accidents.

OCTOBER 27, 2024ByWALLA! TECH
Autotalks

Ten Israelis injured in traffic accidents Thursday night

There were six traffic accidents all over the country resulting in varying levels of injury on Thursday night and early Friday morning.

JUNE 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Car accident

Women involved in just one-tenth of fatal road accidents - CBS

Israeli data shows that women constitute just 11% of victims in fatal road accidents.

MARCH 9, 2023ByMOSHE COHEN/MAARIV
According to the recently-published Central Bureau of Statistics Social Survey for 2019, among Jewish residents of Israel ages 20 and older, about half (49%) think there is sufficient parking in the area where they live

Driver fatigue: One in four Israeli drivers fell asleep at the wheel during 2022

The poll was designed to bring awareness to what Yarok called "a worrying rise" of driver fatigue among Israeli drivers.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByMOSHE COHEN/MAARIV
Driving (Illustrative photo)

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

JANUARY 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a fatal car crash on Highway 90 which left four dead, May 28, 2022

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.

AUGUST 27, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
TRAFFIC PILES up on King David Street as the work goes on, and on.

IDF identifies reservist who died in car crash

He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Staff-Sgt.-Maj.

MARCH 1, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
Sgt.-Maj. Yossef Haim Shalom