Warwick’s top crash sites revealed as Queensland clocks up record road deaths

Warwick has racked up well over 100 accidents in just 15 months, see where the Warwick crash hot spots are.

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Motorists are more likely to get into a crash on the Cunningham and New England Highways than anywhere else on the Southern Downs, new crash data has revealed.

Since the start of January 2020, there have been 131 crashes on Warwick roads, and police senior constable Matthew Pike said a large portion of incidences on the highways in the region were avoidable with a lack of “due care attention” being mostly to blame.

Warwick’s six hot spots were:

• Seven incidents were on the Cunningham Highway.
  
• The New England Highway also recorded seven accidents.
  
• Dragon Street came in with seven incidents.
  
• Three accidents were recorded at the intersection of Pratten Street and Wallace Street.
  
• The intersection of Albion Street and Fitzroy Street saw three accidents
  
• Three crashes also occurred at the intersection of Guy Street and Wood Street
  

Constable Pike said drivers’ failure to give way and due care and attention resulted in most of the accidents around Warwick‘s central business district.

RACQ spokeswoman Clare Hunter said motorists needed to be doing everything they could to prevent more road tragedies after what has been a horror start to 2021.

“So far this year more than 90 people have been killed on Queensland roads, meaning we’re on track for one of the worst road tolls in a decade,” Ms Hunter said.

“We know that around 90 per cent of crashes are due to some element of human error, so we’re really pleading with people to make a conscious effort to look at how their driving cannot only put their own life at risk, but also risks the lives of everyone else on the road.

“We know fatigue, distraction, alcohol and drugs, not wearing a seatbelt and speeding are the leading causes of serious and fatal crashes.

“We urge everyone, whether they’re on regional roads or in urban areas, to slow down, be patient and don’t engage in risky behaviour behind the wheel – it might just save your life or someone else’s.”