The vehicle of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir flipped over in an accident while leaving the site of a stabbing attack on Friday in the city of Ramla in the center of the country, according to the police. A backstage video showed his car running a red light.

The police said that two cars collided with each other, and five people were taken to the hospital after sustaining minor injuries.

Ben Gvir's office stated that the minister is in good condition and conscious, but he was taken to a nearby Shamir Medical Center for further treatment. He stayed in the hospital overnight for observation.

A later statement noted that one of his daughters, a bodyguard, and a driver were also among the injured, along with the driver of the other car.

Images from the scene showed his official black car overturned, while another car was wrecked in the front.

The police stated that they are investigating the cause of the accident. Hebrew media reported that Ben Gvir's driver was interrogated under warning.

Video footage taken from a dashcam at the scene shows Ben Gvir's official car driving through the red light.

The video shows a black sedan approaching the intersection and slowing down until it came to a complete stop at the red light.

Then it pushed into the intersection. The first car managed to brake in time to avoid a collision, but a second car struck the minister's vehicle, causing it to flip over.

One of the security vehicles accompanying Ben Gvir also followed through the red light but was not hit.

Channel 12 reported that it is believed that Ben Gvir and the other passengers in his car were not wearing seatbelts.

This is not the first time Ben Gvir's official vehicle has been involved in a traffic accident.

In August of last year, the right-wing minister was involved in another incident when his car ran a red light while he was heading to give an interview.

According to a report published by Haaretz in September, the Shin Bet unit responsible for guarding public figures raised the issue with the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of National Security after Ben Gvir's personal guards complained that the minister regularly instructs his drivers to commit traffic violations, endangering not only his own life but also that of his driver and personal guards.

An unnamed source told Haaretz that he drives his car as if he were the Prime Minister. "There’s no chance he follows traffic rules. This will end in disaster."

According to the report, traffic violations occurred during non-emergency trips, such as driving to attend Knesset meetings and television interviews.

Documents reviewed by Haaretz revealed that Ben Gvir has repeatedly violated the law while driving himself.

Since he began driving in 2000, the minister has been caught running red lights, using his phone while driving, speeding, crossing solid white lines, and driving without a seatbelt. Among a long list of 78 violations, the public broadcasting agency Kan revealed in September.

In response to Kan's report, Ben Gvir claimed that the Israeli police compensated him 25,000 shekels ($6,500) for illegal arrests and that his violations "became stale years ago."

Ben Gvir has been charged dozens of times, mostly with disturbing the peace during his time as a far-right activist, although he has been acquitted in almost all cases. The central court convicted him in 2008 of inciting racism and supporting a terrorist organization due to a sign he raised that read "Get the Arabs out" following a Palestinian attack in Jerusalem and anti-Arab signs that were in his car referring to the extremist right-wing group Kach, which is banned as a terrorist organization.

In coalition talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he demanded control over the police and secured it after being elected to the Knesset in 2023, having run a campaign in which he promised to restore law and order.