Traffic accident

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

Videos on social media from local media showed several vehicles burned on a highway connecting the cities of Guadalajara and Tepic.

JULY 13, 2026|ByREUTERS, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM

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

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

The victims were part of a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers undertaking a pilgrimage from a temple in Mukdahan province to another in neighboring Ubon Ratchathani province.

JULY 2, 2026|ByREUTERS

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%.

JUNE 9, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

A driver caught using their cellphone while driving during Israel Police’s enforcement campaign aimed at cracking down on traffic offenses across Israel.

Israel Police issue over 4,000 tickets in crackdown on dangerous, distracted driving

Drivers were captured on camera engaging in offenses such as distracted driving, using a cellphone while driving, and speeding, with many of the traffic infractions being repeat offenses.

MAY 30, 2026|ByGOLDIE KATZ

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.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByWALLA!

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.

AUGUST 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

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

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 31, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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.

MAY 31, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

APRIL 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

APRIL 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

JANUARY 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF