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In the Central Region, 89 people died behind the wheel in 2020.

Premium Content Subscriber only More people died on Queensland roads in 2020 than in any other year since 2012, according to RACQ.   In the Queensland Police Service's Central Region, which takes in Capricornia and Mackay, 89 people died behind the wheel last year. RACQ spokesman Clare Hunter said Queensland was the only state in Australia to record an increase in the statistic, with 275 people killed in crashes and more than 300 hospitalised with serious injuries. "These numbers are staggering, especially given COVID-19 which restricted our ability to drive and travel throughout the ye...

Michael Ferguson,Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Tragically in 2020, 36 people lost their lives on our roads and 283 people were seriously injured, profoundly impacting Tasmanian families and communities across our State. The number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads in 2020 has increased from 2019. In 2019, 29 people lost their lives and 249 people were seriously injured on our roads. As we begin the new year and the busy holiday period on our roads, it’s an important opportunity to remind Tasmanians that road safety is everyone’s responsibility, and we continue...

LOCAL police say they have been encouraged by motorists’ positive driving behaviour during the Christmas weekend. Lowood police Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant James Bromley said zero drink drivers were charged in the Lowood division between December 24 to 28, as his officers targeted key hot spots for poor driver behaviour. Sergeant Bromley said it was “encouraging” to see that the community had adopted safer driving habits after warning that police would be out in force this holiday season. Sergeant Bromley said he was pleased that residents planned Christmas celebrations to ensu...

"No one knows the reason behind this accident, but the fact of the matter is, he is dead. We can’t change what happened," writes Trudy Vains.