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Court dismisses fatal road crash charges

December 2, 2008 11:50:00

Charges against a man accused of killing two friends in a car crash two years ago near Millmerran, in southern Queensland, have been dismissed.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, courts-and-trials, millmerran-4357, toowoomba-4350

Fish, chickens stop Eyre Highway traffic

December 2, 2008 09:39:00

A road train carrying frozen fish and chickens to Perth has tipped over on the Eyre Highway near Kimba, blocking traffic.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, sa, kimba-5641

Helmet warning after bike fatal

December 2, 2008 08:48:00

Tasmanian police are reminding motorbike riders to wear helmets at all times after a fatal crash on a private property on the north-west coast yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, tas, smithton-7330

Great Ocean Road reopens after fatal smash

December 1, 2008 20:35:00

A stretch of the Great Ocean Road that was the scene of a fatal accident early this morning has reopened.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, vic, lorne-3232

Hit-and-run accused 'couldn't remember' incident

December 1, 2008 19:00:00

The District Court in Brisbane has heard a man charged over the hit-and-run death of a woman on the Gold Coast told a friend he could not remember the incident. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, qld, southport-4215

89yo dies after car collision

December 1, 2008 18:25:00

A Canberra woman has died after a traffic accident this afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, road-accidents, act, kingston-2604

Man faces court over fatal road crash

December 1, 2008 15:12:00

The case of a man charged over the death of two football players in a road smash two years ago has started in the Toowoomba District Court.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, courts-and-trials, goondiwindi-4390, toowoomba-4350

One dead in Pacific Hwy road crash

December 1, 2008 14:39:00

A person has died in a car accident on the Pacific Highway at Wardell.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, broadwater-2549, lismore-2480, wardell-2477

Two injured in midlands crash

December 1, 2008 14:36:00

A teenage boy badly injured in a car crash in the Northern Midlands has been flown to Hobart with spinal injuries.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, tas, campbell-town-7210

Inquest begins over bus stop death

December 1, 2008 11:32:00

A Sydney inquest has been shown dramatic footage of a car ploughing into pedestrians.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, kogarah-2217, sydney-2000

Woman killed in bike crash

December 1, 2008 10:21:00

A motorcyclist has died in a collision with a truck near Smithton in Tasmania's far north-west.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, tas, smithton-7330

Police name road crash victims

December 1, 2008 10:07:00

Police have released the names of two people killed in a road accident near Nowra on Friday afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, nowra-2541, wollongong-2500, worrigee-2540

Passengers relieved after surviving bus storm ordeal

December 1, 2008 09:37:00

Passengers say they were relieved and thankful for their driver's efforts after a wild storm in central western Queensland on Friday afternoon blew a bus off the road.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, storm, charleville-4470, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825

Truck driver killed in blaze

December 1, 2008 06:00:00

A truck driver is dead after a fiery crash on the Great Ocean Road near Lorne.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, vic, lorne-3232, melbourne-3000

Man injured after leaping from moving car

November 30, 2008 13:20:00

A 24-year-old man is in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane Hospital after he jumped out of a car at 100 kilometres per hour on the Gateway Motorway at Bald Hills in Queensland overnight.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, qld, bald-hills-4036, brisbane-4000

Man drowns in car in Murray River

November 29, 2008 13:44:00

A man has died after a car became submerged in the Murray River at Mildura in Victoria overnight. [MORE]

Tags: accidents, road-accidents, nsw, vic, mildura-3500

Pedestrian killed in Bourke truck smash

November 29, 2008 11:33:00

A 41-year-old man has died after being hit by a truck in the New South Wales's west.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, nsw, bourke-2840

Schoolie injured in Gold Coast hit and run

November 29, 2008 10:17:00

A schoolie has been injured in a hit and run traffic incident on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, crime, qld, southport-4215

Man killed in Bruce Hwy smash

November 29, 2008 10:11:00

A man has been killed in a crash on the Bruce Highway in central Queensland this morning.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, qld, gladstone-4680, miriam-vale-4677

18yo still on the run after fatal Gold Coast crash

November 29, 2008 10:11:00

An 18-year-old facing 12 charges over a fatal traffic accident on the Gold Coast last weekend remains on the run.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, crime, qld, southport-4215

Man killed in Hastings smash

November 29, 2008 09:29:00

A man is dead and an 18-year-old woman is in hospital after a single vehicle accident at Hastings early this morning.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, vic, hastings-3915

Pedestrian killed in Gilles Plains

November 29, 2008 09:00:00

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Gilles Plains in Adelaide's north this morning.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, sa, adelaide-5000

Wild weather blows Greyhound bus off road

November 28, 2008 20:37:00

A bus has been blown off the road by a wild storm in western Queensland.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, storm, weather, qld, charleville-4470, julia-creek-4823, longreach-4730, richmond-4740, thargomindah-4492, winton-4735

Man critical after car smash

November 28, 2008 20:23:00

A man has been critically injured in a car accident, north of Melbourne.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, vic, clarkefield-3430, gisborne-3437

6yo dies in cycling accident

November 28, 2008 13:38:00

A six-year-old boy has died in an accident in Yalgoo, north-west of Geraldton, overnight.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, geraldton-6530, yalgoo-6635