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'Motorbikes with a battery': e-bike safety crackdown

'Motorbikes with a battery': e-bike safety crackdown

Australia's product safety regulator will develop national safety standards for e-bikes as states continue to seize and crush illegal motorised rides.

Two dead in multi-vehicle crash near holiday hotspot

Two dead in multi-vehicle crash near holiday hotspot

Two dead in multi-vehicle crash near holiday hotspot

Two dead in multi-vehicle crash near holiday hotspot

Emergency services have responded to a horror multi-vehicle accident in which two people have died and another woman was critically injured.

P-plater bailed after horror crash into Newcastle fans

P-plater bailed after horror crash into Newcastle fans

P-plater bailed after horror crash into Newcastle fans

P-plater bailed after horror crash into Newcastle fans

An 18-year-old driver has been granted bail after a car ploughed into a crowd who were farewelling the Newcastle Knights ahead of the NRL grand final.

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Long recovery for victims as Knights crash driver held

Long recovery for victims as Knights crash driver held

A young girl remains in hospital with serious injuries after a car careened into a crowd farewelling the Newcastle Knights ahead of the NRL grand final.

Girl fights for life after car hits group of NRL fans

Girl fights for life after car hits group of NRL fans

Several children were among a group of footy fans injured when a car struck crowds lining a major road to cheer on the NRL grand final-bound Newcastle Knights.

Illegal e-bikes crushed as crash numbers keep rising

Illegal e-bikes crushed as crash numbers keep rising

A state government has ramped up its crackdown on illegal e-bikes by destroying its first lot of illegal bicycles seized under new laws.

Airport declared safe by minister despite near misses

Airport declared safe by minister despite near misses

Fatigue among air traffic control staff is being investigated by the transport safety bureau as a potential factor in recent near misses on airport runways.

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Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Rough seas hinder search after Indonesia ferry capsizes

Indonesian authorities have intensified efforts to find 129 people missing a day after a ferry overturned in the Java Sea.

'Unimaginable loss' as kids killed in crash identified

'Unimaginable loss' as kids killed in crash identified

'Unimaginable loss' as kids killed in crash identified

'Unimaginable loss' as kids killed in crash identified

Two young school children killed in a horrific crash have been identified, while several others remain in hospital.

'Legacy to carry on': family firm's plane tragedy agony

'Legacy to carry on': family firm's plane tragedy agony

'Legacy to carry on': family firm's plane tragedy agony

'Legacy to carry on': family firm's plane tragedy agony

The deaths of a dairy company founder and his daughter in a plane crash have been described as "absolutely heartbreaking" as tributes pour in for the pair.

'Unimaginable': worker dies in mine truck collision

'Unimaginable': worker dies in mine truck collision

'Unimaginable': worker dies in mine truck collision

'Unimaginable': worker dies in mine truck collision

A worker is dead and another has been badly hurt after a truck collided with a vehicle at a remote mine in what has been described as an "unimaginable" tragedy.

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Drivers involved in a fiery multi-truck pile up have luckily escaped the wreckage, despite earlier fears one of them had been trapped inside.

Motorbike rider dies in outback desert race crash

Motorbike rider dies in outback desert race crash

Motorbike rider dies in outback desert race crash

Motorbike rider dies in outback desert race crash

A competitor in an outback motorcycle race has died from his injuries after crashing during the first leg of the 450km event.

One dead, two critical after bus rolls on highway

One dead, two critical after bus rolls on highway

One dead, two critical after bus rolls on highway

One dead, two critical after bus rolls on highway

One person is dead and two people have life-threatening injuries after a bus rolled while travelling along a notoriously dangerous highway.

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Last Indonesian train victims recovered as toll hits 15

Rescuers have finished their evacuation of a damaged commuter train car and confirm the crash outside Indonesia’s capital killed 15 people.

Learner driver charged over comic expo pedestrian death

A young man narrowly escaped being hit by a car that killed one person and seriously injured another, prompting charges against the alleged driver.

Pedestrian fatally struck outside busy comic convention

A pedestrian is dead and another is clinging to life after the pair were struck by a car outside a busy comic convention.

'Mystery man' revealed in Paralympian's teary reunion

Champion Paralympian Alexa Leary has come face-to-face with the doctors who helped give the popular swimmer a second chance at life after a horror crash.

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No plates, no lights: Easter crash kills mum of four

A series of grim Easter holiday crashes nationwide has prompted pleas for people to pay attention to road safety.

Passengers injured after light plane crashes into bay

Five passengers and two pilots have been taken to hospital after a light plane crashed into the ocean near a holiday town.

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Emergency workers are still looking for bodies among the wreckage of two high-speed trains that collided in southern Spain, leaving at least 40 people dead.

At least 32 killed after crane falls on Thai train

A construction crane has crashed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, triggering a derailment that killed at least 32 people.

Thirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Mexican authorities say at least 13 ‍people ⁠are dead after a train derailed in the southern ‌state of Oaxaca.

Guatemala in mourning after 15 killed in bus crash

At least 15 people are dead and 15 others injured after a bus veered off a road and fell into a deep ravine in Guatemala.

Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

Wildlife volunteers remind drivers to keep their eyes peeled for koalas as summer road trips begin, with a spike in the number of car strikes in one region.

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