Road safety
Coastal residents promised free beach buses while Mandogalup students plead for public transport
Labor has pledged to introduce a free bus service for people living in Stirling to get to Scarborough Beach. Meanwhile, 40km south in the premier’s electorate, school children cross treacherous roads to get to class.
- Sarah Brookes
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Teen arrested after elderly man on mobility scooter hit and killed by car
A 17-year-old was allegedly driving a Ford Focus when it smashed into another car before coming off the road and killing an elderly man on a mobility scooter south of Brisbane.
- Cloe Read
Safety concerns stop kids travelling to school alone: report
With classes resuming on Tuesday and 25 per cent of drivers admitting to speeding in school zones, motorists are being urged to exercise caution.
- Nick Dent
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- Tragedy
Brisbane father and four-year-old son die in two-car crash
The 37-year-old man and young boy died after a collision at an intersection in the city’s east on Sunday.
- Courtney Kruk
9 cameras over 25km: ‘Game-changer’ freeway speed camera locations revealed
Four locations along the freeway are about to get new fixed cameras as authorities prepare to begin fining drivers breaching road rules within its point-to-point average speed zone.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Heartbreaking tragedy’: Family of Cloverdale crash driver break silence
Rabin Rawal was driving in the wrong direction along Leach Highway when he hit a taxi. Four people, including Rawal, died.
- Holly Thompson
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- Perth
Fatal Leach Highway crash driver ‘deliberately drove wrong way’: police
Two major crashes, both fatal, resulted in main road closures across Perth’s south on Monday morning.
- Holly Thompson
Driver of allegedly stolen truck kills motorist in collision after high-speed police chase
Police said a truck was being followed from the air when it collided with a car at traffic lights in Footscray early on Monday morning, killing the hatchback driver.
- Lachlan Abbott
Brisbane cyclist dies after being struck by car at rural intersection
Police are investigating the death of a 34-year-old Bardon man after Saturday’s crash.
- William Davis
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
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