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Killer driver in tears as victim's family shares pain

Killer driver in tears as victim's family shares pain

A "blind drunk" driver who had a young boy in his vehicle when he fatally ran over a woman has cried in court while the victim's family spoke of their loss.

Drivers die in fiery two-truck crash on major highway

Drivers die in fiery two-truck crash on major highway

Drivers die in fiery two-truck crash on major highway

Drivers die in fiery two-truck crash on major highway

An emergency declaration has been revoked after two men died on a rural highway in a head-on collision between heavy vehicles.

Call to slow city traffic amid rising pedestrian deaths

Call to slow city traffic amid rising pedestrian deaths

Call to slow city traffic amid rising pedestrian deaths

Call to slow city traffic amid rising pedestrian deaths

More pedestrians are being killed in road accidents across the nation, figures have revealed, leading calls for urgent speed limit reductions.

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Doctor pleads guilty to drunken high-speed fatal crash

Doctor pleads guilty to drunken high-speed fatal crash

An obstetrician who allegedly crashed his high-powered car at 130km/h while drunk, killing a young woman, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Body discovered after Pacific Motorway pile up

Body discovered after Pacific Motorway pile up

Trucks were ordered to park up after the busy Pacific Motorway was closed and lighter vehicles detoured following a deadly crash near Brunswick Heads.

'Reckless' e-bike blitz after huge spike in crashes

'Reckless' e-bike blitz after huge spike in crashes

'Reckless' e-bike riders are being targeted after a huge jump in crashes, as police warn confusion over their power is no excuse for breaking the law.

Coroner to hold inquest into pub crash that killed five

Coroner to hold inquest into pub crash that killed five

Outdoor dining and road safety will be central to a coroner's investigation as part of an inquest into the deaths of five people killed in a beer garden crash.

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Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads

Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads

Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads

Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads

A tragic head-on crash has claimed the lives of four people, including two children, capping a horror weekend on one state's roads.

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

A car has rammed a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles, injuring dozens of people.

'Extreme inattention': deadly driver sent 44 Snapchats

'Extreme inattention': deadly driver sent 44 Snapchats

'Extreme inattention': deadly driver sent 44 Snapchats

'Extreme inattention': deadly driver sent 44 Snapchats

A young driver sent and received 85 Snapchats while driving down on a busy country road before he hit and killed a man, and injured a six-year-old boy.

Second person dies after car crashes into playground

Second person dies after car crashes into playground

Second person dies after car crashes into playground

Second person dies after car crashes into playground

A man has died in hospital after a car driven by a 91-year-old ploughed into two adults and a child, killing a woman at the scene.

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

There are calls for national testing rules for elderly drivers after a car driven by a 91-year-old driver ploughed into two adults and a child, killing a woman.

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

A state government is considering rule changes for elderly drivers after a female pedestrian was killed and a man and child seriously injured in a car crash.

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

Delays for rideshare driver accused of fatal hit-run

A rideshare driver has faced court more than a year after he allegedly struck a 28-year-old lawyer during a fatal hit-and-run in the middle of the night.

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Kangaroo on road could have caused triple-fatal crash

A car crash potentially caused by a kangaroo has claimed three lives and left another person critically injured, capping a horror weekend on one state's roads.

Driver denies opioid 'influence' on fatal bus trip

A man denies being affected by an opioid while driving a bus as he tries to reduce his jail time over a horror crash that killed 10 wedding guests.

Police search for teenage driver after fatal crash

Police are searching for the male driver of a car involved in a head-on collision that killed a passenger, with a driver's unborn baby also dying.

Couple sues tour operator over outback bus crash

Two passengers physically and emotionally injured in a fatal bus crash on a remote stretch of road are taking on a "anachronistic" compensation laws in the NT.

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Woman spared jail time over crash that injured MP

A woman who was drunk, speeding and ran a red light when she caused a car crash that seriously injured a Greens MP has avoided going to jail.

Truckie not guilty of dangerous driving over bus crash

Truck driver Jamie Gleeson, 50, has been found not guilty of dangerous driving over a crash that left primary school students seriously injured.

Probe after wind turbine crash shuts major highway

A crash involving a truck carrying a wind turbine that shut a major highway and overpass will be investigated by police and government officials.

Driver avoids jail after mates drowned in flooded creek

Jawad Al-Hussein has been spared jail for negligent driving that led to two friends' deaths, after earlier being acquitted of manslaughter.

School bus driver denies misremembering truck crash

A school bus driver has denied suggestions he is not correctly recalling the lead-up to a truck crash where several students were seriously injured.

School bus crash accused 'not the villain', jury told

Truck driver Jamie Gleeson has denied he was driving dangerously in the lead-up to a collision that left seven primary school students seriously injured.

Olympic cyclist's anguished parents 'focused on kids'

The family of an Olympic cyclist who died in a road incident want to play a key role in her children's lives after her husband received a suspended jail term.

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