Dramatic 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 […]
Mon Jul 17, 2023 - 10:47amA disqualified motorcyclist who passed away after crashing his bike in suburban Hobart in 2020 was “heavily affected by both alcohol and cannabis,” a Coroner has found. Andrew McKenna was riding on Augusta Road at Lenah Valley when he crossed to the wrong side, clipped a gutter and hit a power pole. Coroner Simon Cooper said […]
Fri Jul 14, 2023 - 12:00pmA Hobart teenager has been arrested after a hit-and-run crash in Campania yesterday. The 19-year-old from Chigwell allegedly crashed his beige Nissan Maxima into a grey Holden Colorado ute at an intersection on Reeve Street around 5pm. He then reportedly fled the scene, leaving the Colorado driver with non-life-threatening injuries that required medical attention at hospital. Police […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 5:21pmA car that has left the road and smashed into the centre barrier is blocking the Tasman Highway at Mornington this afternoon. Police say the single vehicle crash just past the Dampier Street overpass has left the right-hand lane heading towards Hobart blocked. Motorists are asked to avoid the area or anticipate delays until the scene […]
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