Tag: Road accidents

Man dies in quad bike accident

August 1, 2010 11:31:00

Northern Territory police say a man has died in a quad bike accident in Darwin's rural area this morning.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, emergency-incidents, nt, darwin-0800, humpty-doo-0836

Four injured on Brisbane's roads

August 1, 2010 10:43:00

Four people have life-threatening injuries after a shocking night on Brisbane roads.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, emergency-incidents, australia, qld, algester-4115, biloela-4715

Rider dies in Phillip Island bike race

July 31, 2010 20:38:00

A 26-year-old motorcyclist has died in a racing accident at Phillip Island, east of Melbourne. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, sa, vic, cowes-3922

Man killed in Sunshine Coast crash

July 31, 2010 09:01:00

A man has died and another has been critically injured in a road crash on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, qld, maroochydore-4558, tinbeerwah-4563

One killed, five hurt in car crashes

July 31, 2010 09:01:00

One woman is dead and five people are seriously injured after two separate car crashes in Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, vic, cowwarr-3857, somerville-3912

Restaurant crash driver charged

July 30, 2010 19:13:00

Police have charged a woman who lost control of her car and crashed into a restaurant in Perth's CBD, narrowly missing diners.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, road-accidents, wa, perth-6000

Popular Hobart hockey identity dies from crash injuries

July 30, 2010 18:14:00

Hobart police are seeking witnesses to a fatal traffic accident which killed highly-regarded hockey player and umpire Dean Williams.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, hockey, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Pedestrian dies after June accident

July 30, 2010 15:42:00

A Hobart man has died in hospital, a month after being struck by a car while walking with friends. [MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, tas, hobart-7000

Sobbing teen driver jailed for cyclist's death

July 30, 2010 15:10:00

A teenager said to have driven his car like a missile has been sentenced to 18 months in detention for killing a cyclist.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000, lewiston-5501

Man impaled after car fails to stop for RBT

July 30, 2010 11:02:00

Police say a car that crashed west of Alice Springs last night failed to stop for a random breath test minutes before.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

Council searches for solutions after fatal scooter crash

July 30, 2010 10:42:00

Action is planned to improve safety at a pedestrian crossing in Harden where a scooter driver was run over last month.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, emergency-planning, harden-2587, wagga-wagga-2650

Chemical spill closes highway between NT-Qld

July 30, 2010 09:11:00

The only sealed link between the Northern Territory and Queensland remains closed after a chemical spill overnight.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, emergency-incidents, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, tennant-creek-0860, qld, mount-isa-4825

High speed a factor in double fatality

July 30, 2010 07:33:00

Police are yet to identify a woman who died in a crash that also killed the 17-year-old driver at North Fitzroy.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, fitzroy-north-3068

Inquest proceedings finish into Bruce highway deaths

July 30, 2010 07:23:00

An inquest into the deaths of six people who were killed in a series of road crashes on a notorious stretch of the Bruce Highway has wrapped up in Gympie in south-east Queensland.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, courts-and-trials, crime-prevention, bundaberg-4670, gympie-4570, maroochydore-4558

Driver drunk when accident killed friend

July 29, 2010 13:22:00

A 31-year-old man who was driving a car that crashed on sand dunes in Esperance killing his friend, has been found guilty of drink driving. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, wa, esperance-6450

Man hurt in Fulham road crash

July 29, 2010 12:47:00

A 28-year-old man was seriously injured at Fulham when his car and a truck collided near the corner of Polocross Lane.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, sale-3850

Friends pay tribute as intersection defended

July 29, 2010 11:38:00

A 50-year-old man killed in a road accident in Darwin's rural area yesterday has been remembered as "a great mate".[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Let authorities determine cause of crash: Wood

July 29, 2010 10:06:00

Gerry Wood says people need to wait for the results of a police investigation before declaring an intersection at Coolalinga a "black spot".[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Second horror crash sparks safety review

July 28, 2010 16:30:00

An intersection where a Darwin driver was killed this morning and where a woman died last year will be reviewed, police say.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Driver given bond over road crash

July 28, 2010 15:25:00

A man has been given a suspended jail sentence for a road crash last year which seriously injured his passenger and another driver.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000, mclaren-vale-5171

Driver to face trial over death

July 28, 2010 14:31:00

A 22-year-old man is due to stand trial today over the death of Bunbury man last year.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, crime, courts-and-trials, bunbury-6230

Police yet to name dead motorcyclist

July 28, 2010 13:00:00

Police have yet to release the identity of a man killed in a motorcycle accident on the New England Highway yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, tamworth-2340, tenterfield-2372

Fatal crash outside busy shopping centre

July 28, 2010 12:00:00

One person has been killed after a collision between a road train and a car at Coolalinga this morning, St John's Ambulance says.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Fatal crash outside Darwin shopping centre

July 28, 2010 11:49:00

One person has been killed after a collision between a road train and a car at Coolalinga this morning, St John's Ambulance says.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Pedestrian run over twice on highway

July 28, 2010 11:41:00

A man is in a critical condition after he was hit by two cars while walking along the Princes Highway in Nowra last night.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, nowra-2541, wollongong-2500