Car Crash

At least two dead, several injured after fatal truck, minibus crash in Judean Foothills

The two people killed were identified by Magen David Adom as a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman.

MAY 21, 2026|ByHODAYA RAN, JAMES GENN

The aftermath of a crash in the Judean Foothills, May 21, 2026.

Israeli basketball player Raz Adam shares a picture of himself on his personal X/Twitter.

Israeli basketball player Raz Adam pronounced dead after car crash in Galilee Panhandle

Adam was driving his vehicle during the crash, which occured on Highway 90. The driver of the other vehicle was lightly injured and evacuated to Ziv Medical Center, Safed, by MDA paramedics.

MAY 21, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The aftermath of a bus crash in central Tel Aviv, May 18, 2026.

At least 11 injured after bus crashes into tree, electric pole on Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street

Among those injured were an 11-year-old girl in critical condition, a woman and a man in serious condition, one man in moderate condition, and seven people in light condition.

MAY 18, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Carol Fesler appeal puts sentence in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case back before court

Rafael’s death in May 2023 became a rallying point for wider public frustration over road violence, accountability, and what many in the Ethiopian community saw as failures in cases' treatment.

MARCH 31, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

This week in Jerusalem: Tshuva has an answer

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR

6 killed, including 2 toddlers, in car crashes across Israel

Another three people were injured, two of them seriously, and were evacuated to hospitals for treatment.

FEBRUARY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The aftermath of the accident at Urim Junction on Highway 234.

19-year-old American seminary student killed in Jerusalem car accident

The driver seriously injured while a passenger was also killed. * The US seminary student was Adira Koffsky of New York, studying at Midreshet Amudim.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA

How locusts can help us prevent car crashes

Locusts and flies can teach us how to reduce the number of vehicle crashes through obstacle-avoiding neural circuits.

JANUARY 22, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

An ultra-low power collision detector, based on insects such as the locust seen here, can detect potential crashes, even in the dark.

One killed, 25 injured as heavy fog causes deadly morning on Israel's roads

Multiple car crashes occured on Highway 31 alone, as one woman was killed and at least 25 people were injured across Israel on Sunday morning.

JANUARY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Traffic accident near Nevatim junction on January 22, 2023.

3 Israeli teenagers killed, 2 others injured in car crash in Galilee

A preliminary investigation has indicated that the crash occurred because one of the cars made a U-turn on an unlit section of the road, ultimately colliding with another car.

JANUARY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The sight of a car crash in Haifa, Israel, that injured two people, on January 13, 2023.

Man falls asleep with Tesla on auto-drive, causes police car chase

The sleeping man didn't react to police signals telling him to stop resulting in a 15-minute case chase

JANUARY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Tesla are about to be approved for use in Israel

Why do Israeli drivers, pedestrians have right-of-way at the same time?

We challenge the new government to pass a law – in memory of the many casualties on Israel’s roads – to put a stop to the extremely dangerous “double green light” situation.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022BySTEVE LINDE