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A burning car that had two people inside and that was discovered on Route 40, June 1, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 1, 2026, 9:49 pm
Two killed by explosive device in car on road near Beersheba
Vehicle veers off Route 40; passengers declared dead at scene; police say fire caused by bomb, incident tied to organized crime; man stabbed to death in Ashkelon
By Charlie Summers
The scene of a traffic accident on February 26, 2026, in which a bus carrying IDF soldiers crashed, injuring 17 people. (Magen David Adom)
February 26, 2026, 11:21 am
At least 29, mostly IDF soldiers, injured in 2 separate bus accidents in Negev
Collision at Nevatim Junction and bus rollover near Mitzpe Ramon around the same time cause highway closures across the south
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting in which one man was killed, in Tel Aviv, November 8, 2025. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
February 15, 2026, 1:13 am
Two men shot and killed hours apart amid scourge of violent crime in Arab community
18-year-old killed in Nazareth, while man killed and another wounded in Negev highway shooting, bringing number of victims this year to 47 in just 45 days
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
The scene of a fatal car crash on Route 40 at the Negev Junction, April 26, 2023. (MDA)
April 26, 2023, 2:16 pm
One-year-old killed, six others injured in head-on collision in southern Israel
At least two people in serious condition from crash on Route 40 at Negev Junction, one of them a boy, 6; two other children also hurt
By ToI Staff
A man rides his electric bike past a mural set up near a construction site in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. April 29, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 7, 2021, 2:17 pm
Man riding electric bike killed in collision with truck
Paramedics find rider, in his 20s, with multiple injuries and no vital signs; death is 345th on roads this year
By ToI Staff
Emergency services at the site of a deadly bus crash on Highway 40 near Ben Gurion Airport, December 22, 2019. (Magen David Adom)
December 22, 2019, 9:52 pm
4 killed, 14 injured as bus plows into bus stop near Ben Gurion Airport
Initial investigation finds that the bus swerved for an unknown reason at Bedek Junction; fatalities include 3 women, 1 man
By Stuart Winer
Screen capture from video of a fatal car crash on Route 40, December 19, 2019. (Channel 12 news)
December 19, 2019, 4:42 pm
2 killed, 3 injured in collision on southern highway
Man and woman pulled lifeless from burning car
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 11, 2019, 5:20 pm
Mother and baby die in collision between car and truck
Father seriously injured, toddler daughter lightly hurt; car was reportedly stopped at the side of the road when truck hit it
By Stuart Winer
Screen capture from video of rainwater flooding into the Ramon Crater in the southern Negev region, February 7, 2019. (Twitter)
February 7, 2019, 11:28 am
Desert highways flood as rains lash Israel
Sections of Route 90 and Route 40 blocked near Dead Sea and the Arava in the south
By Stuart Winer
A truck involved in an accident on Route 40, November 26, 2018. (Magen David Adom)
November 26, 2018, 7:41 am
1 killed, 4 injured as 3 trucks and 2 cars collide in south
Truck driver declared dead at the scene; another person suffers moderate injuries, three lightly hurt in accident on Route 40
By Stuart Winer
The crumpled passenger car whose driver was killed after a collision with a police patrol car in northern Israel, January 17, 2018. (Magen David Adom)
January 17, 2018, 11:47 am
Woman and toddler killed in car accidents
35-year-old woman dies after her vehicle collides with police car; three-year-old girl run over by car driven by her father
By Sue Surkes
A vehicle smashed after hitting a camel and another vehicle on Route 40 on January 16, 2018. (Fire Brigade Southern District)
January 16, 2018, 8:41 pm
13-year-old boy killed, 8 injured, as cars collide with camel
Heading to family celebration, car apparently hit animal and army vehicle, injuring four relatives and four soldiers
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of the aftermath of a car accident. (Edi Israel/Flash90)
February 15, 2017, 6:11 pm
3 killed, four injured in southern Israel car accident
Three cars involved in deadly crash on Route 40 in Negev Desert, near Mitzpeh Ramon
By ToI Staff
An MDA ambulance in Hebron in 2012. (illustrative photo: Gershon Elinson/FLASH90)
October 26, 2016, 9:44 am
4 Palestinians killed in West Bank car crash
Separately, 15-year-old Israeli boy killed while riding electric bike in Petah Tikva
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of an Israel police car (Flash90)
August 14, 2016, 11:27 am
Truck driver suspected of killing would-be thief
Man found dead with fatal bullet wound shortly after report of failed vehicle robbery
By Stuart Winer
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