Accident

Investigators continue working to investigate some 40 victims killed in Swiss New Year's fire

Some of the burns suffered by the mostly young crowd of revelers in the Le Constellation bar were so severe that Swiss officials said it could take days before they name all the victims of the fire.

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Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion and fire at the Le Constellation bar, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026
A memorial candle

IDF soldier Sergeant Yosef Chaim Tzvi Serlin died in training accident, military announces

The IDF determined that Serlin, who passed away in March, would be counted among fatalities from training accidents and not a death from illness.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, on December 28, 2025.

At least 13 dead, 98 injured after interoceanic train derails in Oaxaca, Mexico

Of those on board, 193 were reported to be out of danger, while 98 were injured, including 36 who were receiving medical assistance.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Austin, Texas on November 05, 2025.

Six killed as Mexican plane carrying burned 2-year-old crashes off Texas coast

The flight was part of a humanitarian mission to transfer the 2-year-old child for treatment in the United States. Two people survived the crash, and one was missing.

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Three injured after vehicle attempts to evade security check near Nablus, IDF makes arrests

The driver of the vehicle lost control and fell into a ditch.

DECEMBER 23, 2025ByTPS
Israeli soldiers inspect the Shavei Shomron checkpoint after a Palestinian was killed near Deir Sharaf, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, November 12, 2024.

San Francisco gas explosion injures at least six, damages homes, causes fire in Bay Area

A gas explosion in Hayward, California, injured at least six people and caused significant damage to multiple buildings. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A screengrab taken from doorbellfotage shows an explosion in Hayward, California, US, December 11, 2025.

IDF reservist killed in car accident, two weeks before daughter's wedding

Orbach, 45, leaves behind a wife and five children. His eldest daughter's wedding was scheduled two weeks ahead of the accident.

DECEMBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF reservist Maj. Eitan Orbach.

At least 19 people die in Congo boat accident

The boat had left the village of Kiri for the capital Kinshasa when it capsized on Thursday night, local government and civil society sources said.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByREUTERS
Families sail in a boat as it departs for Minova from a pirogue dock on the shores of Lake Kivu in Bukavu on February 21, 2025.

In October weather balloon strike, United pilots were showered with glass, probe shows

WindBorne Systems last month said it believes one of its balloons struck United Flight 1093, a Boeing 737 MAX.

NOVEMBER 21, 2025ByREUTERS
United Airlines plane at gate A1 at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, May 20, 2024.

South Korean ferry with 267 on board runs aground, with rescue operations underway

Authorities were deploying all possible resources in the rescue operation, the Korean coast guard said in a statement.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByREUTERS
Rescue workers move a passenger rescued from a stranded South Korean ferry carrying about 260 people near a rocky island off Shinan, in Mokpo, South Korea, November 19, 2025.

Four children injured following roof collapse in Beit Shemesh

No life-threatening injuries were reported.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Police and IDF Home Front Command personnel at the scene where a roof collapsed in Beit Shemesh, November 16, 2025

Cross-border lessons: what international audiences can learn from U.S. injury law

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByDAVID RABINOWICZ
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Why specialized Uber accident lawyers are becoming increasingly necessary

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN
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Two killed, eleven injured in truck, minibus crash on Highway 5

Eleven others were injured in the crash and have been evacuated to hospitals for further medical treatment.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, DR. ITAY GAL
Magen David Adom teams at the scene of the car accident on Route 4 near the Holon Interchange. March 28, 2025.

Man killed by train at Holon's Wolfson station, MDA confirms

A man was killed after being trapped under a train car at Holon’s Wolfson Station, halting service and causing delays on Thursday morning.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A train at Holon Wolfson station; illustrative.