A man lost his life in an accident on Sunday night after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 34 near Nir Am, marking the 450th death of the year and making 2025 the deadliest of the last 20 years for traffic accidents in Israel.
Magen David Adom reported that they were called for help at 7:07 p.m. for an accident on Highway 34, and said: "A 50-year-old man was found with no signs of life and multiple systemic injuries. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene."
One of the paramedics at the scene told KAN News that they "received a report of a man lying on the side of the road suffering from serious injuries to his body and significant bleeding, after apparently being hit by a vehicle."
"We arrived at the scene and saw a shocking sight - a man about 50 years old lying on the side of the road, unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, and suffering from very severe multi-system trauma," he added.
The MDA paramedic assured that they performed medical examinations, which showed that the victim had no signs of life, forcing them to declare him dead at the scene.
Israel's deadliest year for car accidents in two decades
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) confirmed that 2025 has been the year with the most deaths from car accidents in the last two decades, with 450 people losing their lives due to traffic accidents.
Of those, the highest number of people (32%) were driving their own vehicle, while pedestrians were also an important victim, representing 27% of the deaths.
The number of pedestrians killed by road accidents was among the largest rises in the last year, with 121 people being killed in these accidents.
In 2024, the NRSA reported 6% fewer deaths, with 439 victims, while in 2023, a total of 361 people died during car accidents.