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Road deaths surge as crucial data shrouded in secrecy

Road deaths surge as crucial data shrouded in secrecy

Deaths on Australian roads are increasing but a blackout on critical road data means the best practice solutions are not being shared to reduce fatalities.

Truckie to face trial on fewer school bus crash charges

Truckie to face trial on fewer school bus crash charges

Truckie to face trial on fewer school bus crash charges

Truckie to face trial on fewer school bus crash charges

Truck driver Jamie Gleeson, 50, has been committed to stand trial in the Victorian County Court, charged over a crash that left students seriously injured.

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

A woman whose car slammed into a Sydney home and killed a woman sleeping inside will be referred for mental health treatment.

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Bus driver 'couldn't see' cyclist before fatal crash

Bus driver 'couldn't see' cyclist before fatal crash

A bus driver has told a coronial inquest that he couldn't see a young cyclist after they were involved in a fatal collision at a Brisbane intersection.

Sleeping granny killed after driver's psychotic episode

Sleeping granny killed after driver's psychotic episode

A woman driving with a baby in the car at over double the speed limit was experiencing psychosis when her SUV ploughed through a Sydney home, a court has heard.

Man dead, bus driver 'saved lives' in head-on collision

Man dead, bus driver 'saved lives' in head-on collision

A man has died after his car and a bus collided on a NSW highway while the 50-year-old bus driver has been praised for her quick thinking in saving lives.

'I need a drink': alcoholic driver after fatal crash

'I need a drink': alcoholic driver after fatal crash

A boy's death highlighted the dangers of drink driving and speeding, so a woman had to be punished to be held accountable and to deter others, a judge has said.

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Committal set for driver accused of fatal pub crash

Committal set for driver accused of fatal pub crash

Committal set for driver accused of fatal pub crash

Committal set for driver accused of fatal pub crash

A driver accused of crashing into a Victorian pub beer garden, killing five people, will return to court in September for a committal hearing.

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

'Lack of care' bus driver jailed over Bondi crash death

A bus driver who showed a "complete lack of care" when he fatally ran down a woman in Sydney has been sentenced to two years and six months in jail.

Driver, two horses dead after float crash

Driver, two horses dead after float crash

Driver, two horses dead after float crash

Driver, two horses dead after float crash

A road crash involving a horse float in northern Victoria has left one man and two horses dead.

Three men dead after trucks collide head on

Three men dead after trucks collide head on

Three men dead after trucks collide head on

Three men dead after trucks collide head on

Crews are clearing away the remaining wreckage after two trucks collided on a remote South Australian highway, leaving all three occupants dead.

Bus driver set to plead to charges over fatal crash

Bus driver set to plead to charges over fatal crash

Bus driver set to plead to charges over fatal crash

Bus driver set to plead to charges over fatal crash

Bus driver Brett Button is expected to enter pleas in May to almost 90 charges over a crash which killed 10 people in NSW's Hunter Valley.

Cops lash 'irresponsible' drivers over Easter road toll

Cops lash 'irresponsible' drivers over Easter road toll

Cops lash 'irresponsible' drivers over Easter road toll

Cops lash 'irresponsible' drivers over Easter road toll

Senior police say the community needs to work with them to ensure safety on NSW roads after eight people died during the Easter long weekend.

Motorcyclist dies after crash during police pursuit

Motorcyclist dies after crash during police pursuit

Motorcyclist dies after crash during police pursuit

Motorcyclist dies after crash during police pursuit

A probe has been launched after a motorcyclist crashed his bike and died after sparking a police pursuit.

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Young drivers with own cars at higher risk of crashes

Parents have been warned to think again about buying a car for their teens as research shows young drivers with their own vehicles are more likely to crash.

Man faces court over lawyer's alleged hit-run death

A 63-year-old man has faced a Sydney court accused of running over 28-year-old New Zealand lawyer Mitch East before leaving the scene of the crash.

Three killed in highway crash that left vehicles ablaze

Lives have been lost in a five-vehicle highway crash involving trucks and a caravan trailer after one of the drivers failed to give away, police say.

'Horrifying' screams in alleged hit and run over dogs

A neighbourhood fight over dogs led to a couple being seriously injured after being hit with an SUV and the accused driver facing five charges.

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Tribute to young lawyer killed in suspected hit and run

Police continue to search for clues that could lead them to the driver involved in a suspected hit and run that killed a man in his 20s.

Suspected fatal hit-and-run in Sydney's east

Crash investigation officers are investigating a suspected hit-and-run in Sydney's east that's left a 28-year-old man dead.

Anger at justice system as truckie boss avoids jail

The families of four police officers killed on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway are angry and dismayed after a trucking boss implicated in the tragedy avoided jail.

Probe into COVID 'cooker culture' driving up road toll

A small but dangerous group of drivers could be disproportionately causing crashes as they disregard safety in pursuit of civil liberty, a NSW minister says.

Truck driver to stand trial over space camp bus crash

The man who drove a B-double truck towing two trailers into a school bus on its way to NASA space camp has been committed to stand trial over the crash.

Bus driver, students still scarred by space camp crash

A truckie who rear-ended a school bus on its way to space camp has faced court, where his lawyer questioned doctors on the seriousness of passenger injuries.

Elderly pedestrian dies after being struck by car

A man will appear in court charged with mid-range drink driving after he allegedly struck an elderly pedestrian who later died in a Gold Coast hospital.

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