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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Or Yarok

Rescue workers at the scene of a traffic accident that claimed the lives of three women in their 20s near Yavne, December 12, 2024. (Magen David Adom)
December 12, 2024, 8:44 am
Three young women killed in overnight collision near Yavne
Accident brings number of road victims in 2024 to 405, the highest toll since 2008
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Bikers at the Hefer Lake park, near Kibbutz Ein HaHoresh, January 23, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 4, 2024, 7:44 pm
Drunk driver who killed top cyclist charged with homicide in Beersheba court
Nachman Khoury allegedly hit Guy Timor — a member of Israel’s national team who was training for European championship — during police chase while driving under the influence
By ToI Staff
This handout photo shows a truck that fatally struck a 7-year-old boy riding his bike at a moshav near the southern city of Yavne, May 4, 2023. (Eli Raymond/Magen David Adom)
May 4, 2023, 1:36 pm
7-year-old in bicycle fatally hit by truck in south
Boy pronounced dead at the scene after being struck while riding on moshav near Yavne
By ToI Staff
Emergency services at the scene of a deadly road accident on Route 60 in the West Bank, October 31, 2022. (Magen David Adom)
October 31, 2022, 4:29 pm
Woman killed, 8-year-old girl seriously hurt in West Bank traffic accident
Victim identified as Har Brakha resident Keren Ora Yoskovitch; baby lightly injured; two others also hurt in collision on Route 60, near Ariel settlement
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Scene of a fatal road crash on Route 60 in the West Bank, January 30, 2019. (Magen David Adom)
July 10, 2022, 11:58 am
4 Palestinians killed in car accident near Hebron
Two others seriously injured; recent report shows deadly crashes more common in West Bank than inside Israel
By ToI Staff
The scene of a hit-and-run accident that killed a three-year-old boy in Lod, May 10, 2022. (Igud Hazolah)
May 10, 2022, 2:49 pm
Boy, 3, killed in Lod after relative accidently hit him with truck – report
Paramedics find toddler with multiple injuries and no vital signs, declare him dead at the scene; relative later tells police he unknowingly hit boy while backing up with truck
By ToI Staff
Police at a temporary checkpoint in Jerusalem's Old City on December 28, 2020, during the a third national lockdown to contain the coronavirus. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 30, 2020, 11:40 pm
Virus lockdowns help cut Israel’s 2020 traffic deaths by 15%
Data from National Road Safety Authority shows 302 people died in road accidents over the year, 53 fewer than in 2019
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
November 30, 2020, 7:56 pm
In separate incidents, 2 toddlers fatally run over by relatives near home
Boy, 2, killed near Nazareth, and girl, 1, dies in south, capping month that had seen fewest road deaths in years
By ToI Staff
Rescue forces and police at the scene of a deadly collision between two cars on Route 443 near Giv'at Ze'ev on December 1, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 31, 2019, 11:28 am
2019 saw 10% rise in traffic accident deaths, official data shows
National Road Safety Authority chief laments insufficient budget to reduce crashes; leader of road safety group says ‘cutting funds and shirking responsibility costs lives’
By ToI Staff
The scene of a car crash in the Eshkol Regional Council on December 9, 2018. (Fire and Rescue Services)
January 1, 2019, 6:09 am
Cautious optimism as annual road deaths drop for the first time in 5 years
315 killed in 2018, down 13% compared to 2017; law enforcement drive over the past 2 years focused on use of cellphones behind the wheel and the spread of electric bikes
By Stuart Winer
The scene of a fatal accident on Route 232, near the southern city of Sderot on December 21, 2018. (Fire and Rescue Services)
December 21, 2018, 3:04 pm
Father and son killed in head-on crash with minibus outside Sderot
Fatal collision comes a day after an IDF solider was killed crossing same stretch of Route 232; NGO says government neglecting to fix major safety issues
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An aggressive driver. (SanneBerg, iStock by Getty Images)
July 1, 2018, 7:27 pm
Half of Israeli drivers witnessed road rage in past year – survey
Study finds almost 100% of drivers encountered verbal abuse, intentional tailgating, or aggressive driving
By ToI Staff
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz attends a press conference at the Transportation Ministry in Jerusalem on March 14, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 28, 2017, 5:20 pm
Transportation minister vows to boycott road safety group after scheduling spat
Chided for skipping conference, Yisrael Katz slams ‘political’ organization Or Yarok and its ‘false data’
By ToI Staff
A 2012 billboard on the Ayalon Highway featuring model Bar Refaeli. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
June 24, 2015, 6:43 pm
‘Eye-catching ads endanger drivers’
Study along Tel Aviv’s main highway finds accident rates rise when huge billboards are on display
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An elderly man crosses the street in Tel Aviv, May 20, 2009. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
March 29, 2015, 4:25 pm
Stricter rules aim to boost crosswalk safety
Drivers must now stop if they see a pedestrian even approaching a crosswalk
By Stuart Winer
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