Car Crash

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.

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.
A ZAKA ambulance and El Al aircraft are seen at an airport in New Zealand, February 23, 2025

Elderly Israeli woman killed in New Zealand car accident, ZAKA says

Four people were killed, and 29 were injured in a 30-car pileup on I-25 in Pueblo, Colorado on February 17, 2026.

Four killed, dozens injured in 30-car pileup accident in Colorado

The aftermath of a bus crashing into a store in Ramat Gan, February 6, 2026.

WATCH: Woman hospitalized after bus crashes into store in Ramat Gan, injuring 11


Road fatalities rise to 18 in a week with two deaths on Saturday

Rami Abu Alqian and Liron Barmi were killed in two separate incidents on Saturday in a particularly deadly week on Israel's roads.

 A 14-year-old pedestrian, Liron Barmi from shderot, who was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle on Friday night in Petah Tikva

Two killed overnight in Israel's deadly car crash wave

2 pedestrians crossed a highway to help 2 people injured in a different car crash and were hit by passing cars.

 Road accident on Highway 4, August 12, 2022.

Two Israelis killed in road accident in England

A man in his 80s and a woman in her 30s were declared dead at the scene of a hit-and-run road accident in Ramsgate.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Driving a car with uninsured driver's license in Israel?

Israel has a foundation for people who are hurt in accidents that is meant to ensure compensation for bodily harm when there is no insurance to supply it.

The scene of a road accident near Beersheba, April 20, 2021.

2 killed in deadly accidents around Jerusalem overnight

A bus driver lost control and swerved into two pedestrians, including a 70-year-old man who died of his injuries • Truck rams into a police cruiser and private vehicle, killing a 40-year-old man.

The aftermath of a deadly bus crash in Jerusalem on August 10, 2022

In second car crash in 24 hours, three dead after collision in Kiryat Gat

The crash happened after a driver who had never had a driver's license flew over the lane divider and landed on another car.

 Scene of car crash on Highway 6, July 28, 2022

Jewish former Cuomo staffer killed on Delaware highway when Lyft driver kicks him out

Sidney Wolf had been working as campaign manager for Montgomery County councilman Katz, who won a Democratic primary election a week ago. He was going to Delaware with friends to celebrate.

 Sunday traffic disruptions on Highway 4, June 26, 2022.

6-year-old dies in car crash mother claims was terror attack

Matan Zinman was pronounced dead after his family's car collided into a Palestinian woman's car.

 Police cruisers and an ambulance at the scene.

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.

Israelis need to take road safety seriously - opinion

Many, many lives are lost on Israel’s roads each year and not enough is being done to prevent it. Instead, the state of the roads here is a source of much mirth.

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