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E-scooter hospitalisations more than tripled since 2019
By Ahmed Yussuf
A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found e-scooter hospitalisations have more than tripled since 2019.
#TransportAccidentsandIncidents #Transport #RoadTransportIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #AhmedYussuf
Mother of Bea’s Restaurant employee died in fatal Chattanooga hit-and-run | Local News https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/41722/ #HitAndRun #LandTransport #mother #OutdoorRecreation #Restaurant #Restaurants #RoadIncidents #RoadSafety #TerrestrialLocomotion #TrafficCollision #TrafficCollisions #transport #TransportAccidentsAndIncidents #TransportSafety #walking
Ferry 'completely blocks' major Tasmanian highway after transportation fail
A major Tasmanian highway has been cut off after a boat "became stuck" during transport.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/emmalisa-ferry-blocking-channel-highway/107275676
E-biker who struck 16yo had alcohol, drugs in system, police allege
By Kelly Fuller
Police allege an e-bike rider returned an alcohol reading more than twice the driving limit and positive tests for cocaine and meth after a crash critically injured a teenager near Wollongong.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/barrack-heights-ebike-crash-girl-critical/107228378
#TransportAccidentsandIncidents #Transport #RegionalCommunities #Police #KellyFuller
Ted was pants-less and shipwrecked but the Navy rescued him 1,000km from anywhere
By Jack Fisher, Paul Johnson, and Jason Om
In the middle of the night, in the remote Indian Ocean a boat begins to sink. What follows is a remarkable tale of an unlikely sea rescue carried out by Australian authorities.
#TransportAccidentsandIncidents #Navy #MarineIncidents #JackFisher #PaulJohnson #JasonOm
Learner driver charged after 17yo dies in Adelaide crash
A teenager has died in a car crash in Adelaide's northern suburbs overnight, with a learner driver charged with aggravated cause death by driving.
#Crime #Police #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #DeathandDying
'Sudden' death of SA woman from falling tree branch preventable, coroner finds
By Eva Blandis
South Australian school teacher Judith Anne Ditter died in November 2020 when a heavy branch hit a car she was travelling in on an Adelaide Hills road.
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #EmergencyServices #DeathandDying #Trees #LocalGovernment #EvaBlandis
Tributes flow for footballer who died after being towed into goalpost
By Ashlee Aldridge
Jed Griffin, a 25-year-old footballer who died after hitting a goalpost while being towed by a quad bike, is being remembered as a stellar athlete with a cheeky sense of humour.
#RegionalCommunities #AustralianRulesFootball #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #Police #AshleeAldridge
Car crashes through front room of house in Tasmania's north
Police are investigating after a car crashed into the front room of a house in Tasmania's north.
Woman dies after car plows into Saginaw Township restaurant | Crime https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/17062/ #BayCity #car #LandTransport #michigan #MichiganDining #MichiganFood #MichiganGroceryStores #MichiganRestaurants #passenger #police #saginaw #SaginawCharterTownship #transport #TransportAccidentsAndIncidents #TransportSafety #vehicle #vehicles
Motorcyclist remembered as 'absolute legend' after Western Highway crash
By Matt Neal and Laura Mayers
The state of Victoria's roads is again in the spotlight after a motorcyclist died after reportedly hitting a pothole at the weekend.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-14/peter-tiki-mason-remembered-after-pothole-death/107150334
#Roads #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #MattNeal #LauraMayers
Motorbike riders make up more than half of Townsville road deaths
By Emily Anderson
Police, a motorcycle club president and a safety instructor are urging riders to be careful and slow down as the region grapples with an increase in deaths.
Breaking: Child dead, six others injured in crash west of Melbourne
A school aged child has died and six others have been injured in a single vehicle crash in Parwan, west of Melbourne.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/parwan-crash-west-of-melbourne/107130712
Canadian woman dies in moped crash on Magnetic Island
By Danielle Mahe
A 74-year-old woman died when the moped she was riding collided with a car at Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island in north Queensland.
Stephanie Akehurst sentenced to home detention after deadly crash
By Roxanne Fitzgerald
Anthony Hobden's family says they are "ropeable" after a judge sentenced Stephanie Akehurst to home detention and community service.
#Sentencing #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #RoxanneFitzgerald
Aviation authorities to review low flyover at Cape Town rugby match
South African authorities confirm they are reviewing a flyover during a rugby match against New Zealand that saw two jets perilously close to the stadium roof.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/rugby-south-african-authorities-review-low-flyover/107109784
At least 7 killed with more missing after boat capsizes off northern Cyprus
The vessel, which some reports said was a catamaran, began taking in water about four miles off the shore, local media reports.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/north-cyprus-boat-capsizes/107095814
#AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #TransportAccidentsandIncidents
Police scale back aerial search as plane crash debris found on sea floor
By Matt Garrick
Aerial searches for missing pilot Bob Bramley in the remote Northern Territory are scaled back as police refocus their efforts on targeted dives near the crash site off Groote Eylandt.
Driver, passenger trapped as bus crashes into train bridge
Emergency crews work for an hour to free the trapped bus driver after the passenger service crashed into a rail bridge at Port Adelaide.
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #Police
Sydney train delays impacting morning commuters
By Shannon Corvo
Sydney commuters are facing long lines for replacement buses after overheard wiring issues caused train delays for the second time in almost as many weeks.
#Trains #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #RailTransportIndustry #ShannonCorvo
Woman dead after car crashes into lunchtime diners in Melbourne
The woman was sitting outside the restaurant when the car hit the building during the busy lunchtime rush at Westfield Knox.
Bali ferry catches fire in rough seas off Lombok
Emergency crews are working to rescue passengers from the vessel that caught fire on Wednesday morning.
Report finds runaway coal train reached 90km/h on 20-kilometre journey
By Giselle Wakatama
An interim report has confirmed a runaway coal train reached speeds well in excess of the safe limit and rolled backwards for 5 kilometres before coming to a halt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/runaway-train-coal-train-probe/107000168
#RailTransportIndustry #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #Coal #GiselleWakatama
Breaking: Four seriously injured after car hits caravan in WA
By Alistair Bates
A child is amongst those seriously hurt after a car hit a caravan in WA's Gascoyne.
Two injured Wednesday evening in life-threatening crash on Ind. 39 in Lebanon | News
A collision in Lebanon Wednesday night at the intersection of Ind. 39 and Lakeshore Dr. caused severe injury…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Lebanon #car #landtransport #roadsafety #roadtransport #trafficcollision #Transport #transportaccidentsandincidents #transportsafety #vehicle #vehicles
https://www.europesays.com/iran/198937/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/198937/ Two injured Wednesday evening in life-threatening crash on Ind. 39 in Lebanon | News #car #LandTransport #Lebanon #RoadSafety #RoadTransport #TrafficCollision #Transport #TransportAccidentsAndIncidents #TransportSafety #vehicle #vehicles
https://www.europesays.com/dk/66800/ 18 injured, five critically, in head-on train crash in Denmark | National #afp #Danmark #Denmark #LandTransport #RailTransport #RailwayAccident #RailwayAccidents #RailwayAccidentsAndIncidents #RailwaySafety #SustainableTransport #train #TRANSPORT #TransportAccidentsAndIncidents #TransportDisasters
Spain train drivers call strike after deadly accidents | National
Spanish train drivers on Wednesday called a three-day strike for February, plunging the country’s under-scrutiny railways into further…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #afp #people #Railtransport #spain #Transport #transportaccidentsandincidents
https://www.europesays.com/2724948/
https://www.europesays.com/2724948/ Spain train drivers call strike after deadly accidents | National #afp #people #RailTransport #spain #Transport #TransportAccidentsAndIncidents
Matt Wright and company Helibrook to contest WorkSafe NT charges over chopper crash
By Oliver Chaseling
Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright has indicated he will fight charges laid by the Northern Territory's work safety watchdog over a fatal helicopter crash that killed his co-star Chris "Willow" Wilson.
#CourtsandTrials #TransportAccidentsandIncidents #Crime #OliverChaseling