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.
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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.
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.
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.
Six hurt as Spanish train hits crane in new rail crash
Six people have been slightly injured after a commuter train struck a crane in southeastern Spain, authorities say.
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.
Modified e-bikes cop another rail ban over safety risks
Converted e-bikes will no longer be allowed on a major rail network, with one state government blaming "after-market add-ons" for causing fires.
Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths
As sales surge before Christmas, states are debating how to regulate the sale and specifications of e-bikes and scooters after a series of fatal incidents.
Sea World chopper crash victims ‘screaming’ for help
Haunting footage of one of Australia's worst air disasters has been shown at an inquest examining the mid-air collision between two joy flight helicopters.
‘Marked’: driver avoids jail over fatal CBD bus crash
A bus driver convicted of careless driving causing death after a teenager was crushed against a building in a city centre has received a suspended sentence.
Three killed as light plane crashes just after take-off
Three people have been killed in a light plane crash shortly after take-off, in what first responders have described as a "gruesome" scene.
Most killed in Lisbon derailment are foreigners: police
Portuguese authorities say most of the 16 people killed when a funicular railway carriage crashed were foreigners.
Tributes flow for ‘vibrant, bright’ school crash victim
A talented student about to hit her teens has been identified as the girl who died in a bus rollover and is being remembered for her infectious personality.
Girl dies, students hurt in school bus rollover horror
The use of seatbelts will form part of a probe into a tragic bus crash that killed a young student and injured scores of others, including the elderly driver.
Tourist pleads guilty over fatal e-scooter crash
An English tourist has pleaded guilty over the death of a man after she collided with him while riding an e-scooter drunk.
Top docs call for action on speedy e-scooters and bikes
Australia needs a national body to oversee and develop electric mobility device regulations to abate a spike in fatal injuries, the peak body for doctors says.
Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads
A tragic head-on crash has claimed the lives of four people, including two children, capping a horror weekend on one state's roads.
Too soon to decide India crash cause, investigators say
Investigators are warning the public not to jump to conclusions about what caused an Air India plane to crash in June, killing 260 people.
Air India crash victims identified, US experts on site
DNA samples are being used to identify the remains of dozens of victims of an Air India plane crash as US officials join investigators at the site.
Search for missing after Air India crash kills hundreds
The world's worst aviation disaster in a decade has killed more than 240 people with rescuers searching for missing people and clues on why the plane crashed.
Mother hit with charges over fatal primary school crash
A woman whose car rammed through a suburban school fence into a group of children, killing an 11-year-old boy, is facing two driving charges.
‘Someone’s gonna die’: fatal chopper crash probe ends
Nearly two years after an army helicopter crash claimed four lives, a lengthy inquiry has ended after unearthing concerns about the aircraft and pilot fatigue.
Fatal chopper crash was ‘accident waiting to happen’
A mid-air helicopter crash on a sunny day was an accident waiting to happen, an aviation expert says, after a report found a multitude of failings.
Champion pilot stable after shock air show crash
A champion pilot fighting for life after what would usually be a "catastrophic" crash at an air show is in a stable condition.