Tag: Accidents
'Drunk' midnight swimmers fished from Gold Coast surf
Police have described the actions of two men who went for a midnight swim on the Gold Coast last night as "unbelievable."[MORE]
Father and sons drown in wharf tragedy
A man and his two young sons have drowned off a wharf on the NSW south coast.[MORE]
Engineers inspect plane after emergency landing
Aircraft engineers are inspecting a plane that had to make an emergency landing in Brisbane tonight. [MORE]
Three drown off NSW south coast
Two children and a man have drowned off the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
Three feared drowned off southern NSW
It is feared up to three people may have drowned in the sea at Tathra on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
Emergency landing at Brisbane airport
An aircraft has been forced to make an emergency landing at Brisbane airport this evening.[MORE]
P-plater's guilty plea ends trial
A P-plate driver accused of causing the death of four friends in northern New South Wales two years ago has pleaded guilty to a less charge, bringing his trial to an end.[MORE]
Whitsundays dive death under investigation
A woman has died after a diving incident in the Whitsundays off the north Queensland coast yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Three critically hurt in six-vehicle Sydney smash
A crash involving three trucks and three smaller vehicles has left six people injured in Sydney.[MORE]
Man killed after being trapped under train
A man who became trapped under a train in Melbourne yesterday has died in hospital.[MORE]
P-platers need safety message reinforced: Daley
New South Wales Roads Minister Michael Daley says he is considering driver education in schools as a way of responding to the high number of P-platers who have lost their licences over the past year.[MORE]
Flooding traps 33 in Chinese coal mine: state media
Thirty-three workers were trapped when a coal mine in central China's Henan province flooded, state media reported.[MORE]
Man fights for life after falling under train
A man is fighting for his life after being trapped under a train for two hours.[MORE]
Derailment delays passenger trains in Caboolture
A freight train derailment near Caboolture, north of Brisbane, is causing delays for passengers travelling through the area.[MORE]
Man trapped under Melbourne train
Paramedics are attempting to free a man trapped underneath a V-Line train near North Melbourne railway station.[MORE]
Hit-run victim's mother pleads for closure
The mother of a man who was hit and killed by a car at Deer Park early yesterday has pleaded with the driver to come forward.[MORE]
P-plater laws 'keep people alive'
NSW Premier Nathan Rees says the Government's crackdown on P-platers appears to be working.[MORE]
More treatment for injured expeditioner
An injured expeditioner who was rescued from Antarctica 12 days ago has been moved to Melbourne for further treatment.[MORE]
P-plater trial: Jury to visit crash site
The trial of a P-plater accused of causing the deaths of four teenage friends in northern New South Wales will continue in Lismore District Court today. [MORE]
Man seriously injured in magpie attack
A man was seriously hurt after falling off his bike while being attacked by a magpie in the Melbourne suburb of Blackburn yesterday.[MORE]
104 P-platers losing licence daily
More than 52,000 P-platers across NSW have had their licences suspended since last year.[MORE]
Climber rescued from Grampians National Park
A 42-year-old Port Melbourne man has been flown to Melbourne for treatment after a 12 metre fall in the Grampians.[MORE]
Five dead, 18 missing in Kashmir bridge collapse
Five people were killed and 18 missing after a newly-constructed bridge collapsed over a fast-flowing river in the Himalayan region of Indian Kashmir, police said.[MORE]
18 killed in Pakistan bus collision
At least 18 people were killed and 35 injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in southern Pakistan, police said.[MORE]
