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Three young people died near Narrogin, and WA’s road toll has passed all of last year with six weeks still to drive

Five people have died on Western Australian roads in 48 hours, taking the state's 2026 road toll to 186. That is already more than…

Updated 5 hours ago 2 min read

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Children among 26 dead as a bus and a truck collide head-on on the road through India’s rhino park

At least 26 people were killed on Friday when a bus and a container truck collided head-on on a highway beside Kaziranga National Park…

Yesterday 3 min read

World

A bus hits 32 vehicles at a red light in Seoul’s commuter belt, and the driver says his brakes failed

A city bus ploughed into 32 vehicles waiting at a traffic light in Bundang, a commuter district south of Seoul, at the height of…

4 days ago 2 min read

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Twelve die in fog pile-ups on Bulgaria’s main motorway, and the prime minister turns on the road that was laid two years ago

Two multi-vehicle pile-ups in thick fog on Bulgaria's Trakia motorway near Yambol killed 12 people and injured about 50 on Tuesday. Prime Minister Rumen…

4 days ago 3 min read

Australia

A car went through a Bundaberg medical centre’s front window and killed a man in the waiting room, past a barrier meant to stop it

A 63-year-old man died on Monday morning when a car drove through the front window of a medical centre in North Bundaberg and struck…

6 days ago 3 min read

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Road safety

Three young people died near Narrogin, and WA’s road toll has passed all of last year with six weeks still to drive

Children among 26 dead as a bus and a truck collide head-on on the road through India’s rhino park

A bus hits 32 vehicles at a red light in Seoul’s commuter belt, and the driver says his brakes failed

Twelve die in fog pile-ups on Bulgaria’s main motorway, and the prime minister turns on the road that was laid two years ago

A car went through a Bundaberg medical centre’s front window and killed a man in the waiting room, past a barrier meant to stop it

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