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Rosny carpark closed after driver crashes into wall

A Rosny carpark has been closed over fears a wall could fall down after a driver crashed into it this afternoon. The driver hit the wall of the McDonald’s carpark just before 1:30PM. Police say no one was injured in the crash. More to come…

Wed Aug 16, 2023 - 1:44pm
Road Incidents

Person seriously injured after crashing into power pole on Richmond Road

A person has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a power pole in Cambridge this morning. Police and emergency services were called to the crash on Richmond Road around 8:30am on Tuesday. The persons injuries are not believed to be life threatening. EARLIER: A serious crash has closed Richmond Road in Cambridge this morning. Police […]

Tue Aug 15, 2023 - 8:45am
Road Incidents

Interstate bikies arrested in raid after Devonport assaults

Two interstate outlaw motorcycle gang members have been charged with affray and several counts of assault after an incident at Devonport McDonald’s last weekend. Police executed a search warrant at a rural property near New Norfolk where a Tasmanian OMCG member lives around 6am on Friday. During the search, two South Australian men aged 23 […]

Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 2:30pm
Road Incidents

Major crash blocks Hobart’s Brooker Highway

A ‘multiple vehicle crash’ has closed the Brooker Highway near the Risdon Road intersection at New Town this afternoon. All Hobart-bound lanes on the Glenorchy side of the intersection are currently blocked, with motorists told to expect delays. More to come.

Thu Aug 10, 2023 - 3:57pm
Coroner Reports

Coroner links “excessive speed” to Tasmanian woman’s ATV crash death

A coroner has found that a Tasmanian woman who was killed in an ATV crash last year was ‘travelling too fast’. 82-year-old Joy Hayes died after she lost control of the quad bike she was riding on Scenic Hill Road near Huonville on April 22, 2022. In his newly published findings, Coroner Simon Cooper said Hayes […]

Thu Aug 10, 2023 - 11:48am
Road Incidents

Lengthy delays expected after crash on Tasman Bridge

A crash on Hobart’s Tasman Bridge is causing lengthy delays for motorists this morning. Police say city bound lanes are currently congested and ask motorists to drive carefully in the area while the scene is cleared. No serious injuries have been reported at this stage. More to come…

Thu Aug 10, 2023 - 8:38am
Road Incidents

Outlaw motorcycle gangster arrested in Derwent Valley after drugs, guns found

A Tasmanian member of an outlaw motorcycle gang has been arrested and charged after firearms, drugs, stolen vehicles and cash were found at a property in the Derwent Valley last week. The 56-year-old man is now facing close to 23 charges as the result of a coordinated national week of action as part of Taskforce Morpheus. […]

Tue Aug 8, 2023 - 10:47am
Coroner Reports

Unlicensed, impaired Tasmanian rider killed in motorcycle crash

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 - 11:00am
Road Incidents

Man thrown from ATV, seriously injured after tree stump crash

An 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 - 6:05pm
Road Incidents

Drunk Hobart driver ‘narrowly avoids’ head-on crash with truck

A 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 - 3:00pm