One person has died in a cattle truck crash in NSW’s Central West on Monday, with a highway now closed in both directions. The heavy vehicle, which was loaded with livestock, and a four-wheel-drive collided on Newell Hwy, about 10 kilometres north of O’Leary’s Ln, in Peak Hill just after 5pm. “Emergency services are currently … Read more
Two women have died after being swept off rocks at Kurnell, in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire. Three women were pulled into the water near Yena Rd in Kurnell at about 4.30pm on Monday. One managed to climb to safety. “One woman was able to exit the water and climb onto rocks before she was assisted by … Read more
A man has died when a blaze ripped through a semi-detached home in outback NSW on Monday morning. Neighbours spotted flames coming from the residence on Argent St, Broken Hill about 1am, but firefighters were unable to get inside until 3.20am. Neighbouring properties were evacuated as a precaution while firefighters contained the fire. Know the … Read more
A motorcyclist has died after a crash at an intersection in Dubbo’s north on Thursday evening. The 62-year-old man was riding north when he “collided briefly” with a ute at the intersection of Troy Bridge Rd and Newell Hwy about 5.15pm, NSW Police told 7NEWS.com.au. “He was thrown from his motorcycle at the intersection of … Read more
A woman was badly injured when a truck smashed into the SUV in which she was sitting on the side of the Pacific Hwy on Thursday night after that vehicle had itself crashed. The horrific scene played out on the Pacific Hwy at Coopernook, north of Taree, on the Mid North Coast of NSW at … Read more
Four people have been killed and more than 20 injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in the Czech Republic. At least 20 people suffered light injuries and another three were more seriously hurt in the crash which occurred after 11pm on Wednesday in Pardubice, along the country’s main rail corridor from … Read more
Residents contacted authorities about the smell of gas just weeks before a fatal blast that killed a student nurse in Sydney, it has been revealed. Jasmin Mhey, 30, was the only person unaccounted for after the housing commission property at Waikanda Cres in Whalan was levelled by a suspected gas explosion on Saturday afternoon. WATCH … Read more
Support is being offered to the local community and the family of a woman whose body was found beneath the rubble of a Western Sydney townhouse complex, destroyed in a suspected gas explosion. Heavy machinery including a crane was used to move a large concrete slab to reach the woman, who was found dead in … Read more
A woman’s body has been found in the rubble of a Western Sydney townhouse, destroyed in a suspeceted gas explosion. The body was found by search and rescue teams early on Monday morning, more than 30 hours after the blast in Whalan on Saturday afternoon. WATCH MORE ON THIS STORY IN THE VIDEO ABOVE Know … Read more
A woman feared trapped in the rubble of a Western Sydney townhouse, levelled in a suspected gas explosion, has been identified. Jasmin Mhey was the only person unaccounted for after the building in Whalan, about 45km west of the CBD, exploded on Saturday. WATCH MORE ON THIS STORY IN THE VIDEO ABOVE Know the news … Read more
