[66621] Severe bus accident on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv: 11 injured with varying degrees of injury

Severe accident in Tel Aviv: Bus collided with pedestrians

On May 18, 2026, a serious traffic accident occurred on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, when a bus collided with a tree and a utility pole and struck several pedestrians. According to reports from Hot News, the incident occurred at 20:12, and rescue forces that arrived at the scene provided treatment to 11 injured people in total.

The most severely injured person is an 11-year-old girl, who was evacuated in critical condition with multi-system trauma while undergoing resuscitation efforts. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic Benjamin Parker from Hot News described the difficult scene: "We saw an 11-year-old girl unconscious, without a pulse and without breathing... We provided her with life-saving medical treatment." In addition to her, a 49-year-old woman was injured in serious condition and a 76-year-old man in serious condition; both were evacuated for treatment at Ichilov and Wolfson hospitals.

Hatzalah Judea & Samaria Without Borders SSF reported that paramedic Avraham Alush arrived at the scene and noticed the bus that had collided with urban infrastructure, noting that seven additional people were evacuated in light condition. Israel News Without Censorship and News from the Field on Telegram covered the incident extensively, emphasizing the injury of a 39-year-old man in moderate condition with a back injury.

In a separate incident reported last night, a motorcyclist about 30 years old was seriously injured after apparently being struck by a truck on Route 44 near the Nir Tzvi junction. Hot News updated that medical teams were forced to provide him with life-saving treatment in the field before his evacuation to Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh).