A service station employee in his 30s has died days after a ute ran over him at a petrol station in east Coffs Harbour on the NSW Mid North Coast. The incident happened on Tuesday evening, around 7pm, on the forecourt of a United Petroleum outlet. Police and paramedics attended, and the man was taken to hospital in critical condition before his death. Police allege a 44-year-old woman, who had just paid for fuel, drove off while he was checking the tanks and became pinned beneath the vehicle.
A man believed to be 58 years old died at the scene after an SUV left the M1 Pacific Motorway at Fingal Head and hit a tree on Friday, 23 October. He has not yet been formally identified. Police have established a crime scene and a report will be prepared for the Coroner. Separately, an 83-year-old woman died in hospital on Saturday, 24 October, more than two weeks after a hatchback crashed into a parked vehicle on the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek on Wednesday, 7 October.
The Northern Territory Police Force has confirmed that a 22-year-old victim of a suspicious crash in Alice Springs has died. The crash happened on a Sunday morning. The victim died on Friday in an Adelaide hospital, after being medically evacuated there on Monday. A 22-year-old offender has been further remanded and will appear in court again on 3 December 2026. Investigations are ongoing, and charges are expected to be upgraded.
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Northern Territory Police say a 22-year-old man injured in a suspicious crash in Alice Springs on Sunday morning has died. He died on Friday in an Adelaide hospital, where he had been medically evacuated on Monday. A 22-year-old offender appeared in court on Tuesday and has been further remanded to appear on 3 December 2026. Police say investigations are ongoing and charges are expected to be upgraded.
The widow of a cyclist killed in a crash in Bibra Lake, south of Perth, has spoken publicly for the first time. Joseph Paratore, 40, died at the scene on North Lake Road after being struck while riding his bicycle early on Tuesday, October 20. His wife, Sarina Paratore, said in a statement issued through WA Police that the family's hearts are broken. Police allege the vehicle, a white 4WD, did not stop. Craig Daniel Strawbridge, 40, of Yangebup, was arrested and charged, and was refused bail and remanded in custody at Fremantle Magistrates Court on Thursday.
A man who drove drunk and killed his close friend in a crash on the New South Wales Far South Coast has been jailed for six years. Edward James McCoid, 34, pleaded guilty to aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death. Ritchie Faulkner, a 46-year-old grandfather, died from his injuries after the crash at Tura Beach in June last year. Police allege McCoid's blood alcohol concentration could have been as high as 0.25. The judge said the community had to be protected from him, and McCoid was disqualified from driving for two years.
A drink driver who killed his friend in a Tura Beach crash has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment. Edward James McCoid was 33 when he crashed on 21 June 2025, killing his 46-year-old passenger. The Bega District Court heard McCoid had a long history of problematic alcohol use linked to his anxiety. Acting Judge Andrew Haesler imposed a non-parole period of three years and 10 months, and McCoid is eligible for parole on 26 May 2030. The judge said McCoid must address his alcohol use before any release on parole.
A judge has spared an Adelaide mother, Zubeda Habonimana, from jail after a crash at Virginia killed her six-year-old daughter. The court heard she failed to give way at an intersection while driving her family to church and collided with a ute. The girl died five days later. The driver of the ute, Jason Pateman, and the mother's former partner both urged the court not to send her to prison. The judge said no sentence could match the punishment she had already endured. She will be formally sentenced in November.
A motorcyclist, believed to be in his 40s, has died in hospital after a crash with a car on Mirrool Street in Bilbul, near Griffith. The crash happened just before 7am on Thursday 22 October 2026. The 35-year-old driver of the car was not injured. He was taken to Griffith Base Hospital for mandatory assessment. Police are asking anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage to contact Murrumbidgee Police District or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Jack Bowd, 25, has told the Dubbo District Court he is dead set he was not driving when his ute hit a van head-on near Tomingley, killing four people. Bowd has pleaded not guilty to four counts of dangerous driving causing death. Prosecutors allege he was driving, while the defence says his friend Lochlann Jacobs had taken over the wheel before the crash. Under cross-examination, Bowd conceded he could not recall seeing Jacobs get into the driver's seat. Judge Michael Smith is expected to deliver his judgment in December.
Victoria Police are asking witnesses to come forward after a motorcyclist was killed on the Maroondah Highway at Yarck, in the state's north-east. Emergency services were called to the road near Parsons Road about 11.30am after the man's body was found. Police say his motorcycle may have collided with a white semi-trailer heading west, which did not stop at the scene. The man died at the scene and has not yet been formally identified. Police are working to establish the exact circumstances of the crash and urge anyone who saw it, or has footage, to contact them.
A seasonal worker from Vanuatu will spend eight months in jail after a crash in Bundaberg killed a fellow worker. Reginold Toa, 35, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death. The court heard he drove through a stop sign without slowing, colliding with another vehicle at an intersection in November 2024. Augustin Kalkandi died at the scene. Toa received a three-year jail term, suspended after eight months, and his licence was suspended for two years. He will be deported to the Solomon Islands after his custody.
A motorcyclist has died in hospital after a collision with a car on Mirrool Street at Bilbul, about six kilometres north-east of Griffith. The crash happened on Thursday morning, October 22, shortly before 7am. NSW Ambulance paramedics performed CPR on the rider, believed to be in his 40s, before taking him to Griffith Base Hospital in a critical condition. He died a short time later and has yet to be formally identified. The 35-year-old car driver was not injured but was taken to hospital for assessment. Police are investigating and will prepare a report for the coroner.
A 40-year-old man has been charged over a hit-and-run that killed cyclist Joseph Paratore in Bibra Lake, in Perth's southern suburbs. Police allege the driver of a white four-wheel drive struck Mr Paratore on North Lake Road at about 5.20am on Tuesday. Mr Paratore died at the scene. The alleged driver was arrested later in Yangebup and refused bail. He faces Fremantle Magistrates Court. Mr Paratore's death is the sixth cycling death in Western Australia this year, according to WestCycle.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in Alice Springs over an alleged hit-and-run that killed a 57-year-old man more than five months ago. Police say the crash happened on Len Kittle Drive at about 9.30pm on May 20. Officers found the man with catastrophic injuries, and he died at the scene. The Major Crash Investigation Unit launched an investigation. On Wednesday, the teenager was arrested at Alice Springs Police Station and charged with dangerous driving causing death, hit-and-run and multiple other offences. He was refused bail and will face court on Thursday.
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A 40-year-old cyclist died at the scene after a hit-and-run crash at Bibra Lake in Perth on Tuesday morning. Police say the man was riding along North Lake Rd at about 5.20am when an unidentified vehicle struck him. The driver did not stop and is still being sought. Police are appealing to the public for information about the vehicle and driver. Major crash investigators have asked witnesses, and anyone with dashcam or phone video from the area around that time, to come forward.
Police have charged a 20-year-old man with dangerous driving causing death over an alleged hit-and-run in Alice Springs. The 57-year-old man was found unresponsive on Len Kittle Drive on May 20 and died at the scene. Police say he was struck by a vehicle near Blatherskite Park after being seen on dash cam footage. The man was arrested at Alice Springs police station and remanded in custody. He is due to appear in the Alice Springs Local Court tomorrow.
A 20-year-old man has been charged over a fatal hit and run crash on Len Kittle Drive in Alice Springs. Police allege the crash occurred on 20 May 2026 and killed a 57-year-old man at the scene. The man was arrested at Alice Springs Police Station by the Major Crash Investigation Unit. He faces charges including dangerous driving causing death, hit and run, and several other offences. He has been remanded in custody to appear in the Alice Springs Local Court on 22 October 2026. Police are continuing their investigation and ask anyone with information to contact them.
An 80-year-old Cypress Gardens man has died in hospital nearly four weeks after a single-car crash at Cornubia, police say. He was driving a silver Toyota Camry when he lost control on September 23 and crashed into a ditch. He was the only person in the car and was taken to hospital in a stable condition. He died from his injuries on October 19. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating and has asked anyone who saw the crash or has dashcam footage to contact police.
