Blue Mountains crash: New details emerge about deadly five-car collision on highway packed with holidaymakers

Police have revealed new details of the events leading up to the devastating five-car crash that killed two men and left more than a dozen injured — including several children — in the NSW Central Tablelands on Friday. Emergency services were called to the crash on the Great Western Highway about 12.50pm, with the road … Read more

Lithgow crash kills two, leaves a dozen injured in devastating five-vehicle pile-up near the Blue Mountains

Two people have died in a devastating crash involving five vehicles west of the Blue Mountains on Friday afternoon. At least a dozen people were injured in the collision on The Great Western Hwy, which is now closed in both directions at Wallerawang, west of Lithgow. Emergency services, traffic crews and a medical helicopter responded … Read more

Young couple expecting first child killed in head-on highway collision just before Christmas

An American couple who died as the result of a devastating crash a week before Christmas were on their way to tell family they were expecting a baby. Parker, 26, and Chloe Stott, 24, were travelling home to Arizona on December 20 when they were hit head-on by a truck near the town of Wickenburg. … Read more

‘Exceptional’ teacher at Seymour College in Adelaide killed while on bike ride in California

A beloved Adelaide teacher has been killed in a traffic accident in California. The exact circumstances of Leland Dutcher’s death are unclear, but his family said he was riding a bike when he was killed over the weekend. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tributes flow for much-loved Adelaide school teacher. Watch the latest news and stream … Read more

Singer Shannon Noll drags dying teen from car after fiery crash near Casino, NSW

Singer Shannon Noll has come to the aid of a dying woman, pulling her from a car that crashed into a tree and burst into flames in northern NSW. The sedan was travelling on Ellangowan Rd at Ellangowan when it left the road and hit the tree about 8.50pm Saturday. Emergency services were called to … Read more

Tributes for parents John Stanton and Trish O’Brien, killed when their car hit a tree in Ladysmith, near Wagga Wagga, NSW

A local community in the Riverina region of NSW is rallying around three children whose parents were killed in a car crash just before Christmas. John Stanton, 40, and Trish O’Brien, 38, were driving home from work about midday on December 16 when their ute left Keajura Rd and crashed into a tree in Ladysmith, … Read more

Young boy, 7, who died after being struck by car in Balranald, NSW identified

A little boy who died after he was struck by a car in regional NSW has been remembered as “extraordinary” and “kind-hearted”, with his local community now rallying around his family after an already tough year. William Ellis, 7, was hit by a car on Market St in Balranald, near the NSW-Victorian border, on Wednesday … Read more

Woman and cows die as car and cattle truck collide on Newell Hwy in northern NSW

A woman has died on a highway in northern NSW when the car she was driving collided with a cattle truck on Friday afternoon. The driver of the truck was uninjured, but a number of the cows being transported by the vehicle also died at the scene of crash. The car and the truck carrying … Read more