A serious two car crash closed both lanes of the Bass Highway at Port Latta earlier this afternoon. Police say the Anzac Day crash occurred shortly before 2pm and initially blocked both lanes of the highway, before later being cleared to one lane. “The road is currently blocked for both lanes approx 3km on the […]
Tue Apr 25, 2023 - 3:19pmA Tasmanian driver has survived a ‘very close call’ after a piece of wood from a passing log truck crashed through their windscreen in the state’s north yesterday afternoon. Police say the incident occurred at around 2:30pm on Bridport Road near the Pipers River shop as the driver of the white SUV was travelling eastbound. […]
Thu Apr 20, 2023 - 12:37pmA man is in custody after allegedly ‘causing chaos’ on the Channel Highway south of Kingston in the early hours of the morning. Police say the 35-year-old man crashed his car near Gordon at around 4:30am before allegedly threatening people who were present at the scene. He has been charged with ‘exceeding the prescribed alcohol […]
Wed Apr 12, 2023 - 9:56amA car has ripped a power pole from the ground after a crash in the Launceston suburb of Newstead this afternoon. Police say the Hoblers Bridge Road crash has brought down power lines are left the road ‘completely blocked’. Images taken from the scene by Northern Tasmania Emergency Media show the car on the kerb, with […]
Sun Apr 9, 2023 - 4:58pmA woman who allegedly caused the death of a visitor to Tasmania after a serious crash near Copping yesterday has been charged. Police say the 26-year-old woman will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court tonight, charged with causing death by dangerous driving and other traffic offences. “Around 9.20am emergency services responded to a crash between […]
Sat Apr 8, 2023 - 5:33pmA young woman from Wynyard in Northern Tasmania is fighting for her life after a car crash two weeks ago that has left her in an induced coma in a Hobart hospital since the accident. Macy Edwards was on her way home from a tour guide training course in Launceston when the accident occurred, leaving […]
Fri Apr 7, 2023 - 4:37pmA woman has died after a tragic long weekend two-car-crash on the Arthur Highway at Copping this morning. Police say the woman was a passenger in an MG sedan and sadly died at the scene, while the male driver was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital with minor injuries. “Police and emergency services were called […]
Fri Apr 7, 2023 - 12:23pmA person is believed to have been seriously injured in a serious crash on the Arthur Highway near Copping this morning. Police say the Highway is currently closed in both directions between Kellevie Road and Sugarloaf Road while crash investigators attend the scene. Police are out in force across the state this Easter long weekend, […]
Fri Apr 7, 2023 - 10:12amUPDATE – 10:30 PM: An 86-year-old woman has tragically lost her life in a single-vehicle accident on Bruny Island today. Police say the woman was driving a white Holden Barina hatch and possibly had a medical episode while heading southbound on Bruny Island Main Road, South Bruny shortly before 1 PM. The cause of the […]
Thu Mar 30, 2023 - 3:02pmUpdate – 9:55 AM: Proctors road has now reopened. EARLIER: Police and emergency services are on the scene of a traffic crash on Proctors Road, Dynnyrne. Proctors Road is currently blocked in both directions. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. No serious injuries have been reported at this stage.
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