Road Toll
These iconic long-weekend pit stops have saved countless lives. But they are now harder to find
Victoria State Emergency Service figures reveal Driver Reviver sites have fallen by almost a third nationwide since their peak in the early 2000s.
- Lachlan Abbott
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Two teens die after stolen car crashes in Rowville
A passer-by discovered the accident scene in Rowville, where two teenagers died after crashing into a tree.
- Ashleigh McMillan
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- Naked City
The bikies’ deadly code of silence
This wasn’t about snitching to police but telling the truth about the death of an innocent man, so the victim’s family could have some answers.
- John Silvester
Driver who killed five after police road toll warning jailed for at least three years
Christopher Dillon Joannidis, 29, was sentenced in the County Court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.
- Hannah Hammoud
Victoria’s road toll by the numbers: View 15 years of data for your suburb
Between 2010 and 2024, almost 4000 people were killed on Victorian roads. Use our interactive tools to learn how many road deaths occurred in your suburb.
- Brittany Busch and Craig Butt
‘Little champion’: Boy saves lives through organ donation after e-scooter crash
Melbourne boy Khye Brickell, 12, has been remembered for his generosity and infectious enthusiasm after his death in the days after an e-scooter crash.
- Cassandra Morgan
Savannah, 5, wanted to get married in a white dress. Instead, she was cremated in one
When Savannah Kemp and unborn baby Remi Aldridge died in a car crash in Shepparton East, their parents left their bedrooms untouched, tormented by their loss.
- Erin Pearson
Truck driver involved in crash that killed AFL reporter fighting licence ban
James Latchford, 45, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for the first time since journalist Sam Landsberger was killed crossing a road in Richmond.
- Erin Pearson
‘Protect the unprotected’: Motorcyclist’s death prompts friend’s call for youth crime reform
Davide Pollina, 19, was killed at the weekend when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car allegedly driven by a teenager. Police say the car was reported stolen an hour earlier.
- Melissa Cunningham
After hitting her car, Brenton Brown left Carol-Anne for dead – twice
Carol-Anne Jones’ death, and the callousness of Brenton Brown’s act on a Victorian road, still haunt her family and friends.
- David Estcourt
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