Car Crash

Stolen vehicle overturns on Route 60 after penetrating police roadblock, halting traffic

Officers fired upon the vehicle as it drove through the roadblock. Following the crash, the driver was extracted from the vehicle and received medical treatment.

|ByAARON GLICK
A stolen vehicle overturned and caught fire on Route 60 south of Jerusalem after the driver drove through a police roadblock, October 9, 2026.
Illustrative: Firemen and police officers at the scene where a car exploded on Peretz Street in Rishon Lezion on July 03, 2022.

Car crashes into residential building in Hadera, driver lightly injured, ramming attempt ruled out

The incident occurred when an 80-year-old driver lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the residence; it was not part of an attempted car ramming attack, Walla learned.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR, SHLOMI GABAI
Traffic accident between two minibusses and a car on South Africa's N1 Highway, September 14, 2026.

At least 21 killed, four seriously injured in crash between two minibuses, car in South Africa

RTMC added that the N1 is closed in both directions and urged drivers to avoid the area, expect significant delays, and follow instructions given by authorities operating at the scene.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, JONAH DAVIDOV
United Hatzalah volunteers respond to a car accident on Highway 762 near Rechasim on Sunday.

One killed, one seriously injured in latest among series of fatal road accidents in Israel

The fatal collision near Rechasim came amid a series of serious road accidents across Israel in recent days.

|ByYOAV ETIEL

Six injured after West Bank police chase ends in car crash

An additional eight people were injured in a three-way crash just hours earlier.

JUNE 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
One killed, several injured in three-way crash on Israel's Highway 1 June 10, 2023.

Eight injured in car crashes across Israel on Friday

Two injured in Tel Aviv minutes before four were injured in a Golan Heights car crash • Motorcyclist falls off cliff in West Bank

JUNE 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

Ten Israelis injured in traffic accidents Thursday night

There were six traffic accidents all over the country resulting in varying levels of injury on Thursday night and early Friday morning.

JUNE 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Car accident

3 dead, 15 injured in car crashes across Israel on Saturday

Two people died and fourteen people were injured in two car crashes that occurred in the span of one hour on Saturday evening.

MAY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a car crash near Lido junction, May 27, 2023.

13 Israelis injured in Haifa after bus crashes into electric pole, wall

Thirteen injured people with varying degrees of injury, three of which were in moderate condition, were evacuated to medical centers in Haifa.

MAY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The bus involved in a traffic accident in Haifa, May 22, 2023.

Israeli woman killed in ATV accident in Greece

The Israeli consulate in Athens is working to bring her body back to her family.

MAY 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Greek island of Santorini

Qualcomm to acquire Israeli hi-tech firm Autotalks for $350m.

Qualcomm’s latest acquisition looks to advance their vehicle-to-everything communication technology, enabling safer roads, less fuel consumption and smarter cars.

MAY 8, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego, California.

Man arrested after killing 7 pedestrians with car in Brownsville, Texas

A number of people were injured in the crash as well but there were no immediate further details.

MAY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
An officer with the Allen Police Department man the mobile command post the day after a gunman shot multiple people at the Dallas-area Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, US May 7, 2023.

Israeli child killed in truck hit and run as wave of violence continues

A 25-year-old resident of northern Israel was detained for questioning following the accident as he is suspected of having driven the truck in question. 

MAY 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Fire and Rescue Services responded to a call on Highway 4 near Yavne where a truck was on fire on May 4, 2023.

Illinois dust storm blinds drivers, 6 die in chain-reaction crashes

More than 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries, ranging from minor to life-threatening, and the patients ranged in age from 2- to 80-years-old.

MAY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
A view of vehicles in a dust storm, which cut visibility to near zero and triggered a series of chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles, on a highway in Springfield, Illinois, U.S. May 1, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media.