Calls to remove ‘lethal’ wire guard rails on highway
A READER is calling for the lethal wire guard rails recently installed on the New England Highway between Geham and Hampton to be removed.
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Sixteen killed in nine years on horror stretch of highway
SIXTEEN people have died in crashes in nine years on the New England Hwy between Braeside and Wallangarra – a quarter this year.
Five dead in five weeks of havoc
FIVE lives have been lost in horrific car crashes along the same stretch of the New England Highway in the past five weeks.
Motorcyclist’s death makes five fatals in five weeks
UPDATE: The New England Hwy has claimed another life – the fifth for the year – when a motorcyclist died in a horror smash south of Warwick.
Dangerous highway called ‘a disgrace’
ALAN Peach has spent the past nine years in Stanthorpe, travels the New England Highway daily and has never seen the highway in such a bad state before.
Community reeling after man, 54, killed in highway crash
UPDATE: The Stanthorpe community has been left reeling after a man died in a crash between a car and truck on the New England Hwy.
Mum dies in horrific highway smash, daughters left injured
A TENTERFIELD woman, 20, is in a critical but stable condition after being involved in a serious car crash on the New England Highway Saturday afternoon.
Woman dies in highway crash requiring two rescue choppers
BREAKING NEWS: A WOMAN has died in a crash near Stanthorpe this afternoon.
Dear cattle truck driver, you almost killed me
LETTER OF THE DAY: A Toowoomba truck driver relives a terrifying experience on our roads in which he believes he was almost killed.
Man killed in highway crash
A MAN has died after the car he was travelling in collided with an Ergon Energy truck on the New England Highway, Glen Aplin.
Truckie lucky to escape unharmed
A truckie was lucky to escape injury when the truck he was driving rolled over on the New England Hwy near Braeside in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Driver injured in semi-trailer highway rollover
A SEMI-TRAILER carrying groceries has rolled on the New England Hwy at Stanthorpe.
Highway double fatal sparks call for speed restrictions
TOOWOOMBA solicitor Shane Macdonald is pushing to have speed restrictions tightened on articulated crane trucks in an effort to prevent further crashes.
Ute driver pays the price for tailgating on highway
POLICE are urging motorists to be mindful of maintaining a safe distance after a ute towing a caravan crashed into the rear of another car stopped at road work.
School launches fund to help family from tragic crash
A SCHOOL has launched an appeal to help the family at the centre of the traffic crash near Toowoomba that claimed the life of a 37-year-old mother and her son.
Support flows for Leonardi family on social media
THE TRAGIC double fatal that killed a 37-year-old mother and her six-year-old son has sparked an outpouring of support for the family on social media.
Community, school grieving Leonardi family tragedy
UPDATE 3.45PM: The Wyreema woman killed in Monday’s tragic crash on the New England Hwy near Toowoomba has been confirmed as 37-year-old Sam Leonardi.
Family from tragic crash ‘in thoughts, prayers’: school
TWO young children who were critically injured in a tragic crash remained in a Brisbane hospital yesterday as the community grieved the loss of their mother.
Family’s morning school run turns to tragedy
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT: How a morning school run turned to tragedy, claiming the life of a 37-year-old mum from the Toowoomba area. Her kids fight for their lives.
Talented Toowoomba footballer killed in Eight Mile crash
UPDATE: Former Toowoomba footballer Jaydon Adams and a 26-year-old Toowoomba woman have been killed in a horror crash at a notorious highway junction.
A ‘third world’ highway
NEARLY half of the New England Highway between Warwick and the New South Wales border has been rated “third world” by a new national report.
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