Hero bus driver hailed after dramatic airborne crash
CCTV footage has captured the extraordinary moment an airborne car crashed into a bus, leaving it wedged inside before the heroic driver leapt into action.
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Bus driver appeal fails after crash kills pedestrian
A bus driver has failed to convince an appeal judge he was properly paying attention to traffic when turning around a downhill corner before a fatal crash.
Belt up: seatbelt culture push after wedding bus crash
Stricter enforcement on seatbelts and a new database of coach drivers and their complaints are among a suite of recommendations stemming from a tragic crash.
Families may wait longer for triple murder crash trial
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend, a good Samaritan and a random motorist in a highway crash might not keep his trial date due to an absent prosecutor.
Young girl’s family baffled as ‘manic’ driver jailed
A family is heartbroken after a sentence was handed down to the drug driver who broke the law before crashing into their car and killing their daughter.
Fatal e-scooter crash as state crackdown ramps up
A deadly e-scooter crash has left a man dead and another seriously injured, as Queensland Police crack down on illegal e-bikes and e-scooters.
‘Toxic’: sobbing mum jailed for fatally running down ex
A woman experienced extreme provocation through manipulation, violence and abuse before fatally running down her ex-husband in her work car, a judge has found.
‘Infuriating’: fatal crash sparks licence rethink call
A fatal crash involving a learner driver who did not declare his medical conditions has prompted a coroner to recommend an overhaul of a learner licensing.
‘Carry his loss’: family mourn son, drunk driver jailed
A speeding, drunk driver has been jailed for 14 years over a horror crash that killed a nine-year-old boy and serious injured his dad as they rode an e-bike.
‘My kids are gone’: pram crash horror shatters parents
The parents of a five-year-old and a toddler are grappling with the loss of their two children who were struck by a SUV while in a pram close to their home.
‘The system is broken’: deadly driver’s sentence upheld
A driver doing a minimum of three years in prison for killing five people will not serve a longer term after prosecutors' appeal was dismissed.
‘Thrill’ seeking driver awaits fatal boy crash penalty
A man faces up to 20 years in jail over a horror crash that killed a nine-year-old boy and injured his dad in front of their family as they were riding e-bikes.
‘Hard day’ for teen’s family as killer cop sentenced
A First Nations father is pleased the serving police officer who killed his son is being held accountable and hopes he will reflect on his mistakes.
Three dead after ‘horrific’ head-on midnight crash
Police were called to conduct a welfare check at a home moments before a head-on car crash that killed three people.
Overseas tourists in fatal crash on ‘trip of lifetime’
Passengers on board a bus involved in a deadly crash were tourists on a "trip of a lifetime", with police now probing other incidents linked to the company.
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.
Fatal crash leads to alleged driver’s school discovery
A woman has died after a man allegedly smashed a stolen ute head-on into her vehicle before fleeing the scene.
‘No place in hell’ for father over fatal crash cover-up
The mother of two siblings killed in a horrific car crash has said the unlicensed driver's father failed as a parent after falsely reporting the SUV as stolen.
Ten people hurt as 14-year-old driver accused of crash
Emergency services have been sifting through the chaotic wreckage of a four-car pile-up that has shocked a community and left victims fighting for their lives.
Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise
More people are dying on Australia's roads every year, but the peak motoring body says plane crash-style investigations could lead to change.
Toddler killed in fatal crash walking home from daycare
A toddler has been fatally struck by a vehicle in a tragic accident as she and her family were walking home from a daycare centre.
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.
Easter road deaths spark calls for national leadership
Nineteen people died in crashes across Australia during the Easter long weekend, prompting calls for road safety to be embedded in school curriculums.
Plea for patience as road deaths plague long weekend
At least 14 people have died on Australian roads over the Easter break, prompting calls for drivers to use caution as they return from their holidays.
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.
‘No justice’: grieving mum sobs as killer driver jailed
A mother has broken down in tears while lamenting the sentence handed to the driver who smashed into a car, killing her two children.
‘Appalling’: family slam drug-driving killer’s sentence
The family of a grandfather killed by a drug driver have been shocked to learn the offender was on a good-behaviour bond for meth possession at the time.
‘I am so sorry’: diabetic driver speaks over pub crash
A diabetic says he made some "very stupid decisions" as he became hypoglycaemic and did not eat before driving into and killing five people including kids.
Mum accused of killing son in crash to stay in custody
A woman facing manslaughter and drug charges following her son's death in a car crash has asked a magistrate to split her charges into separate cases.
‘Unguided missile’: fatal crash doctor learns sentence
An obstetrician who was drunk and enraged when he crashed his supercharged car at 116km/h on a suburban street, killing a woman, has been sentenced to jail.
‘Unguided missile’: fatal crash doctor fuelled by hate
A doctor who crashed his sports car at 116km/h while drunk, killing a woman, was an "unguided missile" suffering a mental crisis over his marriage breakdown.