Fatigue is one of the top five factors contributing to road crashes. Fatigue isn’t just falling asleep at the wheel; it’s also lapses in concentration experienced by drivers that have serious consequences. In Queensland, between 2008 and 2013, more than 15% of fatalities were identified as being fatigue-related crashes. The actual number may be much […]
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a single vehicle crash at North Mackay early this morning. Initial inquires revel that at about 2:30am at the intersection of Sams Access Road and Harbour Road a motorcycle rider has lost control and crashed. The rider has been transported to Mackay Hospital in a serious but stable condition. […]
A man has died following a two vehicle collision about 10km north of Marlborough yesterday evening. Initial investigations indicate at about 6.10pm a 50-year-old man was riding a motorcycle North on the Bruce Highway. The motorbike swerved to avoid hitting a Kangaroo and then collided with a vehicle travelling South. The man died at the […]
Police are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to rob a service station at Springwood. Shortly before 10pm a man entered the Cinderella Drive store and threatened a female staff member with a metal implement, demanding money. Another customer attended the store and the man fled without any cash. The man is described as about […]