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'Like a missile': fatal crash road reopens after blast

'Like a missile': fatal crash road reopens after blast

A major highway has reopened days after a truck full of chemicals exploded and created a five metre crater following a fatal collision in central Queensland.

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

A man has died in a fiery crash and almost 50 people were evacuated before a truck carrying chemicals exploded on a main highway.

Two Pakistan bus accidents kill at least 34 people

Two Pakistan bus accidents kill at least 34 people

Two Pakistan bus accidents kill at least 34 people

Two Pakistan bus accidents kill at least 34 people

Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan have left at least 34 people dead and dozens more injured, officials say.

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At least 28 killed after bus crash in central Iran

At least 28 killed after bus crash in central Iran

A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in central Iran, killing 28 passengers and injuring another 23 people.

Farewell party before pilot crashed chopper into hotel

Farewell party before pilot crashed chopper into hotel

A pilot who fatally crashed a helicopter into a hotel was a ground crew employee who earlier attended a farewell party, a charter company says.

'Brave' dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy

'Brave' dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy

A toddler and her father have died after a pram carrying twin girls rolled onto train tracks, leaving a mother traumatised and another girl lucky to survive.

Older bus drivers may face more health checks

Older bus drivers may face more health checks

More regular health assessments for older bus drivers have been recommended by an independent report in the wake of a fatal crash in Brisbane's CBD.

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Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash

Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash

Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash

Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash

A driver who collided with a ute, killing its five occupants, has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of dangerous driving causing death.

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Up to four males are on the run and two teenage girls are in custody after their allegedly stolen car crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver.

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

A coroner says the death of an experienced rescue pilot in a training exercise crash at Hobart Airport occurred after an error in judgment.

Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

A bus driver has been abused while leaving court after being charged over a horror peak-hour crash that killed an 18-year-old woman in Brisbane's CBD.

New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground

New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground

New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground

New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground

New Zealand transport operator Interislander says it will conduct an investigation into a ferry, which ran aground.

Fatigue concern before army chopper crash, inquiry told

Fatigue concern before army chopper crash, inquiry told

Fatigue concern before army chopper crash, inquiry told

Fatigue concern before army chopper crash, inquiry told

Air crew was working up to seven days a week with some 18 hour days prior to a fatal helicopter crash during a military training exercise, an inquiry has heard.

Crash-tragedy chopper hard to fly, pilot tells probe

Crash-tragedy chopper hard to fly, pilot tells probe

Crash-tragedy chopper hard to fly, pilot tells probe

Crash-tragedy chopper hard to fly, pilot tells probe

The type of army helicopter that crashed and killed four servicemen was complex and overwhelming to fly, a pilot has told an inquiry into the tragedy.

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Bus driver charged over fatal CBD crash

A bus driver has been charged over a horror peak hour crash that killed an 18-year-old girl in Brisbane.

Unclear why Outback Wrangler chopper crashed: regulator

Lawyers for Australia's aviation authority say it needs more information about what caused the helicopter crash that killed Outback Wrangler star Chris Wilson.

CBD to be shut down for fatal bus crash re-enactment

Brisbane's CBD will be shut down on the weekend as authorities carry out a re-enactment of a bus crash that killed a young woman to investigate the cause.

'Immensely grateful': MP back in parliament after crash

Two months after being seriously injured in a car crash, Queensland Greens MP Amy MacMahon has made an emotional return to state parliament.

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One dead, one seriously injured in quad bike crash

A man has died after a quad bike rolled over in NSW's Hunter region, with the driver in a serious condition in hospital.

Bus crashes into creek leaving 13 injured

A Greyhound bus has crashed into a guard rail before careering into a small creek, injuring 13 people on board.

Bus driver accused of causing 10 deaths 'devastated'

Brett Button says he is devastated by the crash that killed 10 wedding guests last year in the NSW Hunter Valley and in which he was the driver.

Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

A bus crash that killed a woman in Brisbane's CBD is being investigated after the driver mounted a kerb, pinning the 18-year-old against a building.

Matt Wright co-accused convicted for destroying phone

Michael Burbidge has been fined for destroying a phone after the chopper crash that killed Chris Wilson, who appeared with him on the Outback Wrangler series.

Man admits delivering $4.3 million in drug-profit cash

A Queensland man has been sentenced after being pulled over by police and found with $4.3 million in a box and suitcase in his vehicle.

Tolling tale of truck crashes in the spotlight

A convoy of truck drivers has made the journey to Parliament House in Canberra to call for increased safety rules to stem a rising road death toll.

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