One man has died and dozens are in hospital after a truck rammed into a crowd of people disembarking from a bus in Israel this morning, in what police believe was a terror attack.

More than 30 people were taken to hospital, with six believed to be in a serious condition, including the man who later succumbed to his injuries. 

The attack happened in Glilot, north of Tel Aviv, an area that is home to the Mossad headquarters as well as several intelligence units of the Israeli Defence Forces.

However, reports from local media suggest that many of the injured were senior citizens who were on their way to visit a museum.

Armed civilians reportedly shot and killed the truck driver as emergency services rushed to the scene, treating the wounded and freeing others who were trapped under the wreckage.