Sunny bike ride turned fatal for dad hit by speedster
A man has been jailed after 90 seconds of speeding on a motorbike at a popular Brisbane mountain ended in a fatal crash.
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Hit-and-run truckie guilty decades after boy’s death
A parents of a boy killed when their car was hit by a speeding truck have welcomed guilty verdicts against the man who was behind the wheel nearly 20 years ago.
Woman feels ‘vindicated’ over role in sister’s death
A learner driver who accelerated with the car door open leading to her sister's death has been spared a conviction and walked free from court with a $600 fine.
Ex-cycling champ’s charges confirmed over wife’s death
Olympic medal-winning cyclist Rohan Dennis has been ordered to answer charges laid over the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins in December last year.
Three passengers dead following car roll-over
A driver was able to free himself from a crash that left three passengers dead when a car rolled over at a country intersection.
Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother
A distraught mother has detailed hearing a car run over her two sons as they were playing, telling a court her eight-year-old son will never be the same.
Learner drivers should learn first aid, after toll rise
Emergency groups are calling for mandated first aid training for learner drivers after new figures showing at least three Australians die on the road each day.
Boy accused of killer crash has ‘harsh’ bail revoked
A 17-year-old boy who was released on bail five days ago has had it revoked after he went on the run and violated his conditions.
Young driver who killed tourist ‘feels sick’ over crash
A 27-year-old woman whose negligent driving caused the death of a tourist has good prospects for rehabilitation and feels sick over the crash, her lawyer says.
Three dead in horror bus, 4WD crash in Queensland
A high-speed crash between a bus with 33 people on board and a four-wheel drive pulling a caravan on a Queensland highway has left three people dead.
Teens charged over fatal stolen car crash
Three teenagers have been charged over a crash involving a stolen car in Melbourne's east that killed a 28-year-old man.
Government puts blame on courts after fatal teen crash
Three teenagers have been charged over a fatal crash, with Victoria's police minister sharing community frustration over courts' handling of youth offenders.
Teen accused of fatal crash checked by police in bed
A 17-year-old boy has faced court accused of being the driver of a stolen Jeep that crashed at high speed into another car and killed a 28-year-old man.
Fatal stolen car crash lights fuse on teen crime plague
The Victorian government has taken the children's court to task over its handling of repeat youth offenders following a deadly crash in Melbourne's east.
Private school boy bailed after fatal crash charges
A 17-year-old boy has been released on bail after being charged over a crash in Melbourne's inner east that killed a 28-year-old man.
‘Deadly adventure’: speeding BMW driver kills couple
The grieving family of a couple killed by a young driver after he sped through a red traffic light say his "deadly adventure" has caused widespread heartache.
Boy accused of crash has bail revoked after absconding
A 17-year-old boy who was released on bail five days ago has had it revoked after he went on the run and violated his conditions.
Father and children killed in car crash
Three people have died, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash west of Brisbane while a woman has been airlifted to hospital.
Call to release ‘secret’ data to help curb road deaths
Urgent data transparency reforms are needed to help reduce the nation's road toll, a peak motoring body says after a 12-month spike in road deaths.
Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk
Autonomous vehicles cause fewer accidents than cars driven by humans, an analysis shows, but they are more likely to crash in some conditions.
Opioid-addled bus driver to hear from victims of crash
Bus driver Brett Andrew Button has admitted he took more painkillers than doctors suggested and joked with passengers before a horrific wedding crash.
Driver on drugs, tired before crash that killed tourist
A young woman was driving while on drugs and was extremely tired when she caused a car crash that killed a tourist in Tasmania.
Grief keeps grip on region a year after bus tragedy
A year on from the Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10 people, a grieving father has turned his attention to preventing a similar tragedy.
Five in hospital after ‘very high impact’ crash
A two-vehicle crash has left five people in hospital with life threatening injuries.
Wildlife deaths rising in crashes with unwary motorists
NSW motorists had more crashes with wildlife than any other state last year as the number of animals dying on our roads increased.
Double fatal drunk driver leaves ‘life-long’ impacts
A drunk driver has been jailed for hitting and killing two men while they rode a moped, with the victims' families telling a court they face life-long grief.
Driver pleads guilty over death of top cop’s son
Dhurren Randhawa has pleaded guilty to charges over the hit-and-run death of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens' son.
Cops ‘not touching’ pursuit of officer over fatal crash
A sergeant charged over the death of an Indigenous teen will argue he was just doing his job when the boy hit his unmarked police car and died.
Families ‘failed’ in deal for bus driver who killed 10
Driver Brett Button has been taken into custody after pleading guilty over a bus crash in the NSW Hunter Valley that left 10 people dead and many more injured.
Two dead, one critical after major Brisbane crash
A collision involving three vehicles in a major Brisbane tunnel has left a man and a woman dead and another in a critical condition.
Push back on call for older drivers to have check-ups
Doctors are leading a fresh push for all drivers aged 75 and older to have yearly health checks but say driving tests should be up to regulators.