Israel News Images Israel News Photos and Israel News Pictures of Israel Car accident. Car accident is a euphemism for a road traffic incident which usually involves at least one road vehicle being in collision with, either another vehicle, another road user, or a stationary roadside object, and which usually results in injury or property damage. Phrases used to describe similar incidents include: auto accident, car crash, car smash, car wreck, fender bender, motor vehicle accident (MVA), personal injury collision (PIC), road accident, road traffic accident (RTA), road traffic collision (RTC), road traffic incident (RTI), traffic collision. Since the establishment of the State of Israel over 29,585 people have died in road accidents. Car crashes are the leading cause of permanent injury and death in young drivers.Each year, more than 1.17 million people die in road crashes around the world. Sixty-five percent of deaths involve pedestrians. Thousands of teenagers die and hundreds of thousands are injured needlessly. All photos by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye