A Queensland man has had a lucky escape after freeing himself from his car just seconds before it burst into flames on the side of a Queensland highway. Mark Couch was driving along the Bruce Highway, coming from Toowoomba towards the Sunshine Coast at 2am on Monday when the unthinkableContinue Reading
Two people are fighting for life after two utes collided with a total of four children on board on a Queensland motorway. Emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway, south of Bororen about 11am on Wednesday after a Mazda ute and a Toyota ute collided. The driver of theContinue Reading
There are fears that raging bushfires in Queensland and NSW could merge as one blaze affects residents across the two states. Emergency warnings have been put in place for the Jennings area in the Tenterfield LG, with NSW Rural Fire Service warning residents it is too late to leave. TheContinue Reading
A wide-ranging police search is under way after two prisoners broke free from jail in North Queensland. The two men, Vaughn Hunter and Fabien Galigan, were serving time at Townsville Correctional Centre when they walked out of the centre’s low-security custody farm on Sunday around 9pm. “We have had twoContinue Reading
Drivers on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast are being urged to avoid a major highway after a nine-car pileup caused southbound lanes to be closed. The vehicles are believed to have crashed about 1.40pm Monday along the Bruce Hwy through Landsborough, about 2km south of Caloundra. Authorities closed southbound lanes, with diversionsContinue Reading
A man alleged to have stolen a car and behind the wheel during a horror triple-fatal crash had lost his driver’s licence multiple times, court documents reveal. Gypsy Satterley, 25, died when the ute she was travelling in was allegedly rammed into the path of another vehicle driven by motherContinue Reading
Three people have died and another has been rushed to hospital with head injuries after a horror three-car crash on a busy Queensland highway. Emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway at Federal, near exit 244, shortly after 4am on Friday after reports of a crash. In a statement,Continue Reading
Motorists are being warned to expected long delays after a terrifying three-car crash forced the closure of a busy Queensland highway. Emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway at Federal, near exit 244, shortly after 4am on Friday after reports of a crash. Nine News reported that emergency servicesContinue Reading
A driver in Queensland has taken to social media to vent his frustration after he was apparently brake-checked by another driver on the Bruce Highway. But his online spray quickly took a turn when the woman he accused of dangerous driving clapped back at him on Facebook. The man saidContinue Reading
It’s dire straits for Queensland’s transport system after a new report unveiled some of the state’s road infrastructure isn’t match fit for the upcoming Olympics. Insurance company Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) found 262 roads spanning across the state’s coast constantly encountered gridlock in peak hour. Consequently, motorists areContinue Reading