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Bus driver charged over fatal CBD crash

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

Unclear why Outback Wrangler chopper crashed: regulator

Unclear why Outback Wrangler chopper crashed: regulator

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

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

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

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.

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'Immensely grateful': MP back in parliament after crash

'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.

One dead, one seriously injured in quad bike crash

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

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'

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.

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Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

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

Matt Wright co-accused convicted for destroying phone

Matt Wright co-accused convicted for destroying phone

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

Man admits delivering $4.3 million in drug-profit cash

Man admits delivering $4.3 million in drug-profit cash

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

Tolling tale of truck crashes in the spotlight

Tolling tale of truck crashes in the spotlight

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.

Two men dead after cliff crash, survivor stable

Two men dead after cliff crash, survivor stable

Two men dead after cliff crash, survivor stable

Two men dead after cliff crash, survivor stable

The sole survivor after a vehicle was driven over a cliff in remote WA killing two men is in a stable condition after being flown to a Perth hospital.

E-scooter deaths remain a mystery, motoring group warns

E-scooter deaths remain a mystery, motoring group warns

E-scooter deaths remain a mystery, motoring group warns

E-scooter deaths remain a mystery, motoring group warns

The number of people killed or injured in e-scooter accidents in Australia remains unclear due to inconsistent reporting between states, a group has warned.

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

'Deceitful and deliberate': transport exec jailed

Connect executive Cris Large will serve a minimum of one year in jail for systematic safety failures that ended in the deaths of four Victorian police officers.

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Two teens, three adults dead in horror day on NSW roads

Five people have been killed in NSW crashes over a 24-hour period as the state's road toll soars.

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Investigators have charged a truck driver over the deaths of two train drivers killed when the vehicles collided near the South Australia-NSW border.

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

The pilot of a doomed plane was not qualified to fly in non-visual conditions and likely encountered cloud, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found

Outback Wrangler to face trial over fatal chopper crash

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright will face trial accused of perverting the course of justice in a crash that killed his co-star.

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Boy fighting for life after pinned to tree in crash

A 17-year-old driver is undergoing mandatory testing after his car pinned a 12-year-old boy between the vehicle and a tree in Sydney's east.

Pothole-riddled country roads need 'urgent' $1b fix

The federal government needs to spend an extra $1 billion a year to help country councils fix and maintain 680,000km of local roads, a report has urged.

Four suspected dead in 'catastrophic' rental car crash

The victims of a fiery smash in Victoria's high country are believed to be work colleagues as police seek to confirm the number of people killed.

Seven killed in Louisiana car crashes due to 'superfog'

A dense “superfog” in Louisiana has caused a multi-car pileup and dozens of other crashes that killed seven people and injured 25 others.

Fatal bus crash driver ‘fears being tracked down’

A Newcastle magistrate has renewed an order that the address of Brett Button, the bus driver involved in a crash that killed 10 people, not be made public.

Drag-racing hoon admits killing great-grandfather

Two men were drag-racing southwest of Melbourne when one of their cars crashed into an elderly man's vehicle at nearly 140km/h.

Trucking boss freeway charge back on after appeal

A criminal case against trucking boss Simiona Tuteru is back on after a challenge against a permanent stay by prosecutors was granted by the Court of Appeal.

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