Darling Downs roads see haemorrhage of single, multi-vehicle crashes
Emergency crews have witnessed a state of bedlam on our regions roads, following a series of crashes including two fatal incidents. See the latest here.
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The aftermath of separate horror crashes that took the lives of a Darling Downs man and woman has left loved ones heartbroken and road fatality statistics rise.
Sunday’s foreboding tragedies, which occurred within a matter of hours of another and a mere 23km apart, embed a stark reminder for road users to consider the fatal five.
Queensland Police Forensic Crash Investigation Unit are continuing their investigations to determine the cause of the separate incidents.
It is unknown the number of livestock on board and if any were injured.
POLICE, FIRST RESPONDERS PLEA TO DRIVERS
One of the first responders on scene at the Silverleigh crash, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services inspector Stewart Lange called on road users to be more vigilant.
“Make sure you are driving to the conditions of the road and no matter how many times you drive on that road, you drive the same to it,” he said.
Darling Downs roads have now seen more than half a dozen road accidents in a matter of days.
“Police strongly remind motorists to drive according to the road and weather conditions and obey the fatal five contributing factors when behind the wheel,” he said.
IDENTIFYING QLD’S ‘WORST ROADS’
With the increasing number of incidents on our state’s roads, RACQ has opened their biannual Unroadworthy Roads Survey encouraging Queenslanders to help identify risky roads.
The 2022 data identified a number of Darling Downs roads including the Cunningham Highway between Willowbank and Warwick, Warrego Highway between Dalby and Roma, and New England Highway from Toowoomba to the NSW-border.
RACQ head of public policy Dr Michael Kane said the results would be analysed and passed on to road authorities and politicians to help prioritise upgrades.
“Every driver is familiar with frustrating roads they come across on their daily commute
or weekend road trip and we need their local knowledge and eyes on the ground to
help us with this survey,” Dr Kane said.
“It could be a road that’s full of potholes, has narrow lanes, lacks overtaking lanes, has
missing or faded line markings, or floods easily.”
The road survey is open to the public until July 3 and can be accessed here.
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