Tag: Accidents
Authorities continue probe into workplace fatality
Investigations will continue today into an industrial accident that killed a 25yo man in Brisbane's south.[MORE]
Hit-and-run accused 'couldn't remember' incident
The District Court in Brisbane has heard a man charged over the hit-and-run death of a woman on the Gold Coast told a friend he could not remember the incident. [MORE]
89yo dies after car collision
A Canberra woman has died after a traffic accident this afternoon.[MORE]
2 killed in Broome industrial explosion
Two men have been killed in an explosion near the Broome port in Western Australia's north.[MORE]
Busway worker killed after legs crushed
Police say a man who was critically injured in a workplace accident in Brisbane has died in hospital.[MORE]
'15 dead' in China coal mine accident
Fifteen workers died after an explosion at a coal mine in north-east China, state media reported.[MORE]
Divers to retrieve drowned man
Police are waiting for specialist divers to arrive before attempting to retrieve the body of a 23-year old man who drowned south of Cairns in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Inquest begins over bus stop death
A Sydney inquest has been shown dramatic footage of a car ploughing into pedestrians.[MORE]
Man hit by train on sth coast
A man is in a serious condition after being hit by a train on the New South Wales south coast earlier today.[MORE]
Murray drowning not considered suspicious
Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the weekend drowning of a man in the Murray River near Mildura.[MORE]
Toddler weir victim farewelled
Hundreds of balloons were released into the air at the weekend funeral for a four-year-old girl killed at the Bedford Weir near Blackwater last week.[MORE]
Toddler drownings spark pool safety calls
Swimming pool owners are being reminded to be vigilant after the drownings of three toddlers within a week. [MORE]
Truck driver killed in blaze
A truck driver is dead after a fiery crash on the Great Ocean Road near Lorne.[MORE]
Police divers search for boy hit by boat
Police divers have been called in to help search for a boy who was hit by a boat in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Man shoots himself in foot
A 58-year-old man has been taken to hospital after shooting himself in the foot at a clay target shooting club south of Brisbane.[MORE]
Man injured after leaping from moving car
A 24-year-old man is in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane Hospital after he jumped out of a car at 100 kilometres per hour on the Gateway Motorway at Bald Hills in Queensland overnight.[MORE]
Qantas plane lands after steering fault
A Qantas flight from Singapore landed in Brisbane this morning despite problems with its steering system.[MORE]
Man survives cliff plunge in SA
South Australian emergency crews have rescued a man who fell down a cliff in the Onkaparinga River National Park south of Adelaide.[MORE]
Sugar cane train collides with truck in north Qld
A privately-owned sugar cane train has derailed after colliding with a truck on a crossing at Ingham.[MORE]
2yo drowns in Newcastle pool
A two-year-old boy has drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Newcastle.[MORE]
Fatal rail smash crossing needed boom gates: union
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says a level crossing in north Queensland where two train drivers were killed should have had boom gates.[MORE]
Warning lights working in fatal train smash: QR
QR says warning lights at a railway crossing near Cardwell were working properly when a high speed tilt train and a semi-trailer collided.[MORE]
Flight recorders from fatal Air New Zealand crash found
Searchers have located the flight recorders from an Air New Zealand plane that crashed off France's southern coast, killing two people and leaving five missing.[MORE]
Man drowns in car in Murray River
A man has died after a car became submerged in the Murray River at Mildura in Victoria overnight. [MORE]
Search resumes for bodies in Air New Zealand crash
French rescue workers have resumed their hunt for the bodies of five people missing after a passenger jet carrying five New Zealanders and two Germans plunged into the Mediterranean. [MORE]
