Road accidents

French-Israeli killed in Vietnam motorcycle accident, ZAKA working to retrieve remains for burial

The victim, David Ben Lulu from Jerusalem, had dual Israeli-French citizenship, and as such the Foreign Ministry had to coordinate between Vietnam and France in order to retrieve his remains.

Hundreds of motorcyclists seen driving in traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam. October 02, 2013.
Emergency personnel at the scene of a road accident in which a vehicle overturned near the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, September 4, 2026.

Deadly weekend on Israeli roads: At least two killed, six injured in crashes nationwide

Four-way pile-up car accident on Highway 2 near Atlit on August 30, 2026.

Five killed, several injured in various deadly car crashes across Israel over weekend

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

Missing Israeli found dead on side of road in Finland after disappearing during solo cycling trip


Stop the hoodlums hijacking our roads

This week, feminists blocked the Hashalom junction in Tel Aviv; those with disabilities the entrance to Ben-Gurion Airport; and an ultra-Orthodox faction the entrance to Jerusalem.

TEL AVIV’S congested Ayalon Highway in 2014.

Driver in accident that killed family of 8 charged with manslaughter

According to indictment Anrki was driving under influence of cannabis.

The vehicle that erupted in flames in a head-on collision in southern Israel near the Dead Sea October 30, 2018.

November 1st, 2018: Cars and bike dangers

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say

Letters

Family of eight from Psagot killed in head-on accident near Dead Sea

"It [was] hard to count the bodies in the back. It's a sight that [reminds me of] terror attacks in Jerusalem."

The Atar family who died in a deadly car crash by the dead sea on October 30, 2018.

Italy motorway bridge collapses in heavy rains, 'dozens' feared dead

An ambulance official told Reuters the service could only confirm two injured people so far, "but we suppose there are unfortunately a lot of dead."

The collapsed Morandi Bridge is seen in the Italian port city of Genoa August 14, 2018

Israel using shock tactics to reduce road death toll

Seeing the issue of road safety being brought to the forefront of the Israeli consciousness can only be good for the well-being of all the pedestrians and road users in this beautiful country.

A CAR wreck exhibition surrounded by police tape in Jerusalem’s Zion Square last week

Why the sudden surge in traffic accidents?

The surprising thing is that this is not unusual.

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Calls mount for reining in Beduin camel owners after boy's death in crash

Camel accidents have taken the lives of fifteen people since 2008 and injured 350 others.

 Camels roam in an unrecognized Beduin village, as the southern Israeli city of Beersheba is seen in the background December 17, 2015.

Knesset putting off action on bill to prevent camel crashes

There have been hundreds of serious and even fatal injuries caused by camels since 2007.

A Bedouin rests with his camel in Zikim beach, on the Mediterranean coast near the southern city of Ashkelon, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Where are the traffic cops...when you need them?

Road safety commercials on the radio imply that most traffic accidents are caused by drivers who are too busy fiddling with their smartphones to pay attention to what’s happening on the road.