Tag: Road accidents
65yo faces court over fatal Townsville smash
A 65-year-old man has made a brief appearance in Townsville Magistrates Court today on a charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and grievous bodily harm. [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]
Police hunt hit-run driver
Queensland police are looking for leads on a hit-and-run incident in Caboolture last Friday that has left a man critically injured in a Brisbane hospital.[MORE]
11yo questioned after stolen car crash
Police are questioning an 11-year-old boy after a stolen car crashed into a tree on the Darling Downs.[MORE]
Police operation to reduce Christmas road toll
More than 3,000 police will patrol Victoria's roads over the Christmas holiday period in an attempt to reduce the road toll.[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]
Motorcyclist dies after weekend crash
A motorcyclist has died in hospital from injuries received in a crash on the weekend.[MORE]
Blaze forces college evacuation
A fire at St Stanislaus' College in Bathurst overnight forced the evacuation of about 150 students.[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]
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]
Man killed in hit and run accident
Police say a 35-year-old South Melton man who was killed in a hit and run crash was walking home from an engagement party.[MORE]
65yo driver to face court over teen death
A 65-year-old man is due to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court in north Queensland tomorrow charged with causing the death of a Townsville teenager in July.[MORE]
Police say speed involved in fatal Wagga crash
Police say speed was a factor in the death of a young man who rolled his car six times in Wagga Wagga.[MORE]
Tanker driver dies in Highfields crash
The driver of a water tanker has been killed when his vehicle overturned at Highfields north of Toowoomba in southern Queensland.[MORE]
Motorist 'not guilty' of dangerous driving causing death
A 26-year-old man accused of killing a couple while driving dangerously has been found not guilty in the Perth Magistrate's Court. [MORE]
P-plater laws 'keep people alive'
NSW Premier Nathan Rees says the Government's crackdown on P-platers appears to be working.[MORE]
Man injured in farming accident
A man has been seriously injured in a quad bike accident in the Wheatbelt.[MORE]
Motorcyclist dies in north-west crash
A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash on the Bass Highway near Burnie.[MORE]
Man dies in Torbanlea area road crash
A man has died and four people have been injured in a single vehicle accident on the Bruce Highway north of Maryborough.[MORE]
Driver dies in single vehicle crash
A 25-year-old man has died in a single vehicle crash on the New South Wales central coast.[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]
Cardross crash victims' mum welcomes compo
A woman who lost two children when a driver ploughed into a group of young people near Mildura in Victoria in 2006 , says she is pleased families are now getting compensation.[MORE]
Man charged with murder over crash
An 18-year-old man has appeared in court, charged with the hit-run murder of a teenager south-east of Melbourne 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]
