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Traffic accident report & alerts today and recent events, road incidents, collisions and other accident-related news. Our comprehensive coverage of accidents can include incidents relating to motorcycle incidents on roads, truck crashes on highways, or even plane or drone flying accidents in Australia and around the world. For breaking news, check the individual areas for an accident report around you. Sydney, NSW / Canberra, ACT / Melbourne, VIC / Brisbane, QLD / Adelaide, SA / Perth WA / Hobart, TAS / Darwin, NT.
Police arrested a 21-year-old Braybrook man this afternoon, while a 21-year-old Caroline Springs man presented to a police station shortly after. Gold Trip wins 2022 Melbourne Cup race; Interest rates up again; Man injured after kangaroo attack; Search for two missing in NSW floods.
Australian killed in Halloween crowd surge; Cold snap for south-eastern states; Lehrmann rape retrial confirmed for next yearTwo arrested after teen fell off moving car in Melbourne
Breaking news and updates Australia: November 1, 2022
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 31, 2022
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 28, 2022
Elon Musk fires top Twitter executives after closing deal; Human remains in SA identified; Final Powerball winner claims prize.
Stunt bike rider crashes into crowd on busy Gold Coast street
Two people have been taken to hospital after a stunt rider veered off a landing ramp and crashed into a barrier on the Gold Coast.
Elderly man freed after 24 hours trapped in car down embankment
Fire and Rescue NSW said it was believed the man in his 80s had crashed down an embankment and "lain in the wreckage for more than 24 hours".
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 27, 2022
Jury in Bruce Lehrmann rape trial dismissed; 'I told the truth' Brittany Higgins speaks outside court.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 26, 2022
Annual inflation hits 7.3 per cent in fastest rise since 1990; Medibank data breach far worse than originally thought.
Budget breaking news and updates Australia: October 25, 2022
Radical plan to ease housing crisis; Cost of PBS medicines slashed; what the budget means for you.
Seven people fall up to four meters at Sydney industrial complex
At least three people have been seriously injured after falling up to four metres in Sydney's west this afternoon.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 24, 2022
Missing woman's body found in floodwaters; Person rushed to hospital after jellyfish sting in Queensland
Gold's Gym owner Rainer Schaller feared dead in plane crash
Gold's Gym owner Rainer Schaller, his family and two others are feared dead after a plane they were on apparently crashed off Costa Rica's Caribbean coast on Friday, officials said.
Plane crashes into multi-family home in US killing everyone on board
A single-engine airplane crashed into a home near an airport in New Hampshire, killing everyone on board, officials said.
Footage captures car plow into daycare centre
The force of the crash bowled over a grandmother as she held her 11-month-old granddaughter.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 21, 2022
Massive rain front over multiple Australian states; Car crashes into Melbourne daycare; UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 44 days
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 20, 2022
Lidia Thorpe resigns over undisclosed relationship with ex-bikie boss; Medibank reveals extent of cyber attack
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 19, 2022
Man found dead in Victorian floodwaters; Jury out in Lehrmann trial; Nation's COVID-19 response criticised
Four dead after Russian fighter jet crashes into apartment block
A Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the western city of Yeysk, which lies on the Sea of Azov, during a training flight, according to Russian state media.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 18, 2022
Man 'bitten on the head' in WA crocodile attack; 'Mini tornado' preceded Tasmania jumping castle tragedy; Hundreds of schools and early learning centres closed due to floods.
'Mini tornado' preceded Tasmania jumping castle tragedy
A jumping castle tragedy that killed six primary school children in Tasmania was preceded by a powerful and concentrated "mini tornado" wind gust, a pre-inquest hearing has been told.
Woman, two young children seriously injured after being struck by car
A woman and her two young children have been taken to hospital in serious conditions after being struck by a car in Brisbane's north.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 17, 2022
Cost of living impact forecast from floods; Streets and homes inundated with floodwater in Mooroopna
Three killed in Canberra crash
Three people have been killed in a crash in Canberra.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 15, 2022
Victorian communities are facing a nervous wait as rivers explode from their banks. Evacuation orders are current for six towns.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 14, 2022
The weather bureau says "major to record" flooding is either forecast or already happening across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.
Mercedes squashed by another car in Sydney carpark crash
Police believe the driver crashed her Honda Civic into the boom gates which forced the vehicle to roll on top of the parked car.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 13, 2022
Schools closed, train services down as flooding swamps parts of Victoria; NT mass shooter jailed for life; Qantas projects staggering $1.3b profit
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 12, 2022
Potential chemical leak in Sydney; Two more charged over Brisbane shooting; Australia marks Bali Bombings 20th anniversary.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 11, 2022
Victoria's 'worst weather event of the year' to hit; Spectre of recession looms for Australia; Security breaches at Melbourne, Adelaide airports.
Teen charged over 'horrific' deaths of two girls killed in crash in ACT
A teen has been charged over the deaths of two teenage girls yesterday after a horror car crash at Hume in the ACT.
Girl severs two fingers in horror playground accident
The five-year-old was at a playground in Strathfield, in Sydney's inner west when her hand was trapped in a carousel.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 10, 2022
Brittany Higgins 'unavailable' as trial resumes; Warning of more rain for NSW after sunny respite.
Your phone can now warn you if you're speeding
A moment's loss of concentration is all it can take for drivers to lose track of their speed and break the road rules.
Young man dies in NSW abseiling accident
A young man has died after falling while abseiling in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 7, 2022
Two killed, six injured in Vegas stabbing; Eastern states bracing for wild weather; Higgins admits to deleting photos, texts; NCA Bomber jailed for life.
Aussie felon seriously injured after crashing motorbike in Bali helmetless
A felon turned OnlyFans model has been seriously injured after crashing his motorbike into a brick wall in Bali while on holiday celebrating the end of his parole.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 6, 2022
NSW smashes four weather records in one day; Higgins breaks down in court; Sydney teen tried to blackmail Optus customers; AFL great won't face charges over white powder incident.
Eagle strike could be to blame for fatal helicopter crash: report
An eagle collision may be to blame for a fatal helicopter crash in north-western Sydney earlier in the year, a new report has concluded.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 5, 2022
Man charged with snatching 11-month-old baby from her home; Wild weather lashing multiple states; Brittany Higgins provides evidence in rape trial
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 4, 2022
RBA hikes interest rates for sixth-consecutive month; Telstra employee data leaked online; Japan furious after North Korean missile launch; Australia's interest rates continue rising
Doorbell camera films helicopter crashing into California yard
A neighbour's doorbell security camera has captured the moment a helicopter spun out of control and crashed in the front yard of a home in central California, hurting a pilot and passenger.
Two men killed in helicopter crash in WA's Wheatbelt region
A man in his 50s and a man in his 70s have been killed in a helicopter crash at Cowcowing Lakes in Booralaming.
Breaking news and updates Australia: October 3, 2022
Man pulled from the water at Bondi; Optus orders independent review into cyberattack; Cricket Australia apologises to child sex abuse survivors
Dramatic moment car slams into power pole in Adelaide
The shocking crash, in which the driver continued on after hitting a parked car, was all caught on CCTV.
Breaking news and updates Australia: September 30, 2022
COVID-19 isolation rules scrapped; Australia 'doing everything we can' to get jailed economist home; US warned of heavy death toll from Hurricane Ian
Breaking news and updates Australia: September 29, 2022
Australian economist jailed in Myanmar; Hurricane Ian batters Florida; Rapper Coolio dies
Body of famed US mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found
The body of Hilaree Nelson has been found and taken to a forensic laboratory in Kathmandu for an autopsy after the renowned US ski mountaineer died during an expedition in Nepal.
Woman still in critical condition three days after being hit by rollercoaster
A Melbourne woman is still fighting for life three days after she was hit by a roller coaster at the Melbourne Royal Show and carried nine metres into the air.
Breaking news and updates Australia: September 28, 2022
Optus must pay for new passports: Wong; Caddick husband 'confused' by questions; Town under threat from dam
Woman injured after cement truck explosion throws her down embankment
She was working on a job site in Lane Cove, on Sydney's lower north shore, when the concrete pump burst about 5.45pm yesterday.