A Tasmanian man who was killed in a motorcycle accident in his driveway in 2021 was unlicensed and impaired, a Coroner has found. Andrew Quentin Turner, 45, died as a result of multiple blunt traumatic injuries he sustained after colliding with a parked Nissan Patrol in his Rocherlea driveway on 14 August 2021. In his […]
Mon Aug 7, 2023 - 11:00amAn ATV rider has been left with serious injuries after colliding with a tree stump while riding a trail in Tasmania’s Highlands this afternoon. According to Police the injured rider, a man in his 30’s, was forcefully ejected upon impact with the stump at around 12:20pm on Sunday. The Westpac Rescue helicopter was dispatched to […]
Sun Aug 6, 2023 - 6:05pmA drunk Hobart driver has ‘narrowly avoided’ crashing head-on into a truck at Runnymede this morning. The Dodges Ferry man was more than 2.70x the legal breath alcohol limit when he “veered to the wrong side of the road” and into the path of a truck, Police say. The driver of the oncoming truck was “forced […]
Wed Aug 2, 2023 - 3:00pmDramatic dashcam footage has captured the moment a drunk Hobart driver rolled his vehicle on the Tasman Bridge overnight – and then ran away. The crash happened shortly before 11pm on Thursday as the 4×4 entered the bridge from the Domain Highway. Video obtained by Pulse shows the unregistered 1990 Nissan Patrol sliding across four […]
Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 12:30amA crash involving ‘multiple cars and a truck’ has closed the southbound lanes of the Brooker Highway this morning. All lanes heading towards the city are blocked at Montrose and ask motorists to expect delays. UPDATE 12:15PM: The highway has since reopened following the earlier crash. Police say serious injuries were reported.
Thu Jul 27, 2023 - 11:31amA crash involving ‘multiple cars and a truck’ has closed the southbound lanes of the Brooker Highway this morning. All lanes heading towards the city are blocked at Montrose and ask motorists to expect delays. UPDATE 12:15PM: The highway has since reopened following the earlier crash. Police say serious injuries were reported.
Thu Jul 27, 2023 - 11:31amMore than 1,000 households in Hobart’s Northern Suburbs are without power after a vehicle crashed into a power pole tonight. The car has downed power lines on Mary’s Hope Road and knocked out power for 1,030 in Berriedale, Chigwell, Collinsvale, Glenlusk and Rosetta. Images from the scene obtained by Pulse show multiple damaged vehicles and the […]
Tue Jul 25, 2023 - 11:17pmPolice are investigating after a motorist became trapped in his following a crash on the Bass Highway this morning. The 63-year-old Latrobe man is believed to have crashed into the rear of a truck that was stopped on the highway and was waiting to turn around 7am on Thursday. Authorities extracted the man from his […]
Thu Jul 20, 2023 - 12:28pmTasmania Police are on the hunt for the driver of a car towing a trailer who dangerously swerved into oncoming traffic on the Bass Highway. The heart-stopping incident occurred at around 4pm on Monday July 10 in Somerset. Police say the white Subaru overtook on double white lines near Cape View Nursery and “narrowly avoided” a head-on crash with […]
Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 11:28amUPDATE – 4 PM: Police say a white dual-cab ute left the roadway and crashed into a tree while travelling south, near Hermitage Road this morning. The driver and one passenger were treated for serious injuries at the scene by paramedics before being airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Three […]
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