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Plea for motorists to think of children as deaths mount

Plea for motorists to think of children as deaths mount

Five people have died on one state's roads within 24 hours as the Anzac Day long weekend begins, prompting a plea from police for motorists to drive carefully.

'Out of the car now': dramatic footage reveals arrest

'Out of the car now': dramatic footage reveals arrest

'Out of the car now': dramatic footage reveals arrest

'Out of the car now': dramatic footage reveals arrest

The tense arrest of a man accused of a crime spree including carjackings, a shooting and a fatal crash has been captured in footage released by police.

‘Profound anguish’: tears for boys killed in crash

‘Profound anguish’: tears for boys killed in crash

‘Profound anguish’: tears for boys killed in crash

‘Profound anguish’: tears for boys killed in crash

The families of two boys killed in a horror crash shared their “immeasurable grief” and broke down in tears as the driver responsible learned his fate.

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Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

An Indigenous man has died in an early morning collision with a police car after an officer tried to pull him over.

Driver drunk when partner killed in crash, court told

Driver drunk when partner killed in crash, court told

Bouquets of flowers remain at the scene of a crash that killed a mother-of-two, while her partner faces new serious charges including drink driving.

At least 32 dead as massive US storm causes carnage

At least 32 dead as massive US storm causes carnage

At least 32 people have died in a massive US storm, with extreme weather conditions forecast to affect an area that's home to more than 100 million people.

'I'll never forgive': survivor, as boys' killer jailed

'I'll never forgive': survivor, as boys' killer jailed

A large sentence discount has been awarded to a man behind the deaths of two young brothers, found in a crumpled car still dressed in their school uniforms.

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Murder charges over four deaths in alleged chase crash

Murder charges over four deaths in alleged chase crash

Murder charges over four deaths in alleged chase crash

Murder charges over four deaths in alleged chase crash

Four murder charges have been laid against a man accused of trying to rob a driver and passengers who were killed when their vehicle crashed into a tree.

'Inadequate' sentence appealed after five die in crash

'Inadequate' sentence appealed after five die in crash

'Inadequate' sentence appealed after five die in crash

'Inadequate' sentence appealed after five die in crash

Prosecutors have confirmed they will appeal a five-and-a-half-year prison term handed down to a driver who killed five people and a dog.

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

Truckie who crushed man in road rage incident reckless

A truck driver who crushed another man in a tragic road rage incident has failed to overturn his convictions for reckless and negligent driving.

Doctor accused of drunken fatal crash denied bail

Doctor accused of drunken fatal crash denied bail

Doctor accused of drunken fatal crash denied bail

Doctor accused of drunken fatal crash denied bail

An obstetrician who allegedly crashed his high-powered car at 130km/h while drunk, killing a young woman, has been denied bail.

Parents relive anguish of siblings' street-race deaths

Parents relive anguish of siblings' street-race deaths

Parents relive anguish of siblings' street-race deaths

Parents relive anguish of siblings' street-race deaths

The driver behind the wheel of a speeding car that slammed into a tree, killing two young boys, enjoyed racing and showing off, a court has been told.

'They're gone': panic after men swept away by flood

'They're gone': panic after men swept away by flood

'They're gone': panic after men swept away by flood

'They're gone': panic after men swept away by flood

Triple-zero calls by a man shortly after his friends were swept away by floodwaters have been played to a court as he stands trial for manslaughter.

Men's bodies swept kilometres by deadly floodwaters

Men's bodies swept kilometres by deadly floodwaters

Men's bodies swept kilometres by deadly floodwaters

Men's bodies swept kilometres by deadly floodwaters

It took several days to find the bodies of two men who drowned in floodwaters, prompting manslaughter charges for driver of the vehicle.

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Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Increases in Australia's road toll over the past four years have been at a level not recorded since 1966, before the introduction of seatbelts.

Olympic cyclist's guilty plea in wife death-crash case

Cyclist Rohan Dennis has formally admitted he created a likelihood of harm before the crash that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.

Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives

A dangerous driver who failed to heed a police warning before causing a crash which killed five people could walk free on parole within three years.

Fatal bus crash case delayed by mechanical report

Prosecutors have yet to provide a full report into a crash allegedly involving a bus driver fatally pinning an 18-year-old female pedestrian against a wall.

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Murder-suicide probe into highway horror of four dead

Investigators are exploring whether a fiery crash that killed a mother and daughter, their taxi driver and another man was a murder-suicide.

Fatal crash driver speeding on wrong side of highway

An SUV was driven at high speed on the wrong side of a highway before hitting a taxi, killing its driver and his two passengers in a fiery crash.

Man behind bars, another on the run after cops shot at

A man has faced court and another remains at large after shots were allegedly fired at police during a high-speed suburban pursuit.

Drug driver jailed for 'abrupt, cruel' killing of teen

The parents of a 16-year-old girl killed by a drugged-up drunk driver, who has been jailed for 14 years, are "furious" her life was tragically cut short.

Tragic road toll sparks plea for action, data sharing

Australia has recorded its deadliest month on roads in almost seven years despite a goal to halve the number of people killed in cars by 2030.

Broncos NRL star slammed for drug, unlicensed driving

A magistrate has blasted NRL star Ezra Mam for driving on a cocktail of drugs including cocaine, saying he is lucky no one was killed in a head-on collision.

Cyclist dead, others injured in country road tragedy

A horror smash in regional NSW has killed a cyclist, while four other people are injured after a car crashed into a group of bike riders.

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