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


Landslide kills 6 bus passengers in central Vietnam

The bus carrying 32 people was en route from Da Lat to Nha Trang when the incident happened, online newspaper VnExpress reported.

Landslides triggered by heavy rain in Vietnam have killed at least six people and injured more than a dozen, disaster agency officials said on November 17, as the country's flood-hit central belt endured relentless precipitation.

Deadly bus crash in Ecuador's Simiatug leaves 12 dead, 10 injured

The bus was driving an inter-provincial route between that cities of Simiatug and Ambato, the attorney general's office said.

 View of Ecuador with the Ecuadorian flag

Coming soon: Your child will remind you to buckle up and not to text

A NIS 2.5 million donation from the importer of Renault, Nissan, Chery, and XPeng will fund an Or Yarok program training elementary students to serve as "Child Escorts."

 Your child will remind you to buckle up and not to text

How can technology save cyclists' lives on Israeli roads?

Israeli roads have become increasingly dangerous in recent years. The danger is not only for vehicle users but also for cyclists riding alongside them. Here’s how to ensure your safety on the road.

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Is this the product that will protect cyclists and e-scooter riders?

Autotalks launches a new V2X product series designed to protect cyclists and e-scooter riders from traffic accidents.

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Autotalks launches new V2X product line

New technology to protect cyclists and e-scooter riders from road accidents. The TEKTON3-BIKE chipset simplifies V2X integration, reducing development time and costs.


Silent but perilous: Pedestrians more likely to be hit by hybrid or electric cars

Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or a hybrid car as those powered by petrol or diesel, wrote Phil Edwards, Siobhan Moore, and Craig Higgins of the London School of Hygiene.

 A Peugeot 3008 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle of the car rental company OK Mobility, is parked at a street, as it charges with a cable connected to a domestic plug inside a tourist apartment, in Ronda, Spain, May 2, 2024.

Israelis are getting guns. Non-terror-related homicides could rise, say experts

In the past month alone, 18,000 guns have been purchased.

 The driver and passenger of the Ford pounce on the driver of the red Nissan, who immediately pulls out a weapon

Bus with children aboard overturned near Beit Shemesh, several injured

Shaare Zedek Medical Center confirmed the admittance of eight injured children in the trauma room.

 Scenes of the overturned bus near Beit Shemesh, September 27, 2023

Protesters block Ayalon road after the death of an Ethiopian child

Hundreds of protestors blocked Ayalon road on Monday, in response to authorities' refusal to charge a driver who killed a young Ethiopian boy in a hit-and-run accident.

 Members of the Jewish Ethiopian community and overs block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during a protest demand justice for to 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, August 21, 2023.