Elderly woman killed, two other women seriously injured in Ashkelon multi-bus crash

An elderly woman was killed and two other women in their 70s were seriously injured in a multi-bus crash on David Remez Street in Ashkelon on Tuesday afternoon. Police confirmed three buses were involved. MDA treated several injured; two women were taken to Barzilai Medical Center. Police opened an investigation.

An elderly woman was killed and two other women in their 70s were seriously injured in a multi-bus crash on David Remez Street in Ashkelon on Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2026. Police confirmed that three different buses were involved in the accident. Magen David Adom medics and paramedics provided medical treatment at the scene to a number of injured people with varying degrees of injury. Two women in their 70s were taken to Barzilai Medical Center, one in serious condition and one in moderate condition, according to MDA, though police stated that both were in serious condition. Israel Police opened an investigation into the incident, arriving on the scene alongside paramedics from MDA and United Hatzalah to collect witness testimony and evidence. The story is developing.