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
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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

Olim to face less bureaucracy when converting foreign drivers’ licenses

Knesset receives confirmation that Transportation Ministry has officially approved new regulations in first week of May.

MAY 12, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
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Two killed in road accident on Highway 4

The two victims - a woman with car trouble and a taxi driver who stopped to help - were standing on the side of the road when they were hit by a passing car.

MAY 9, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
ZAKA volunteers at the scene of the crash, May 9, 2014.

One dead, 7 injured in collision north of Jericho

A man in his 50s and another passenger, in his 30s, were trapped in their overturned car following a head-on collision with a Palestinian vehicle.

APRIL 27, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
The overturned car involved in the head-on collision on Highway 90.

Sale temps sur les routes israéliennes

Embouteillages, stationnements en double file, pollution, tels sont les problèmes urbains qui touchent, au niveau national, les Israéliens en voiture

APRIL 8, 2014ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Jerusalem Post

Or Yarok: At least 1 in 10 drivers went through red light last year

In the past year-and-a-half, traffic cameras have reported 16,270 motorists crossing red lights illegally, data from Or Yarok said.

FEBRUARY 24, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
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