Young Man Critically Injured in Jerusalem Area Traffic Accident
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
A man in his 30s was critically injured in a car-motorcycle crash near Motza on Wednesday and hospitalized in serious condition. Separately, 134 Arab Israelis have died in road accidents in 2026, an increase from last year, according to the Or Yarok Association. The association highlighted that Arab fatalities represent a disproportionate share of total road deaths and urged government action on road safety.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A man in his 30s was critically injured in a motorcycle-car collision near Motza, Jerusalem.
- 134 Arab Israelis have died in road accidents since the start of 2026, an increase from 2025.
- Arab community fatalities are 39% of total road deaths, despite being 20% of the population.
- The Or Yarok Association criticized the Ministry of Transport for failing to reduce road deaths.
- Yaniv Yaakov urged the next government to prioritize road safety with a national plan.
A man, approximately 30 years old, sustained serious injuries on Wednesday in a collision between a car and a motorcycle on Route 375 near the town of Motza, in the Jerusalem region. Magen David Adom reported receiving the accident alert at 2:54 PM. Paramedics provided initial treatment at the scene before transporting the critically injured man to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. His injuries were described as severe and multiple, with his condition stable but serious.
In a related context, 134 individuals from the Arab community have died in road accidents since the beginning of 2026. This figure is up from 113 during the same period in 2025, according to data from the Or Yarok Association. The association noted that Arab community fatalities constitute approximately 39% of total road deaths, despite Arabs making up only about 20% of the population. In September alone, 14 individuals from the Arab community died in road accidents, averaging nearly one fatality every two days. The total number of road deaths nationwide since the start of the year reached 342.
Further data from Or Yarok reveals that 61 Arab community members died in private vehicles (46% of the total Arab fatalities), 21 were pedestrians, 25 were motorcyclists or scooter riders, and 14 were involved in incidents with heavy trucks or buses. Among the deceased were 29 young drivers under 24, 16 children under 14, 50 individuals aged 15-24, and four people aged 65 and over. Of the Arab community fatalities, 95 occurred on inter-city roads, 30 within cities, and nine in open areas.
Yaniv Yaakov, CEO of the Or Yarok Association, criticized the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety for failing to reduce road fatalities, particularly within the Arab community. He warned that 2026 could end with a negative record for road deaths and urged the incoming government to adopt a multi-year national plan prioritizing road safety.
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