Roads in the Bundaberg region have seen about one death a week on average since the year started.
The terrible toll extends out even further when you include those who have died on roads in other regions and becomes even more heartbreaking when wound back to the past six months.
The facts and figures are dire and it seems little is improving despite constant reminders of the fatal five.
Police urge drivers to consider their speed, not to drink drive, to wear seatbelts, not to drug-drive, to stop and rest and be mindful of the impacts medication can have on driving.
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The temperatures are set to drop once again tonight back to the 30s. Frost will be likely in spots overnight. A gradual warm up will be underway with no rain expected through the weekend
As though we haven t been through enough this past year, now one forecaster is turning our world upside down and shattering plans for what was supposed to have been a very beautiful and relatively warm Spring!
And to top it off, this lousy, if not dangerous weather forecast is coming on a weekend when most Western Christians will be celebrating their most precious holiday of the year - Easter! The Bunny is going to be severely disappointed, egg hunts will get soggy, and that planned outdoor Easter Brunch may have to move indoors. Yes, SNOW is said to be happening here in the Yakima Valley this weekend.