Car crash
Car flips in wet weather
“Everybody was walking around saying how lucky it was; the car was just mangled.”
Road fatality and chemical leak keep emergency crews busy
Colac and district emergency services crews have had a busy weekend, with a traffic fatality near Birregurra and a chemical leak at Apollo Bay.
Police crack down on crashes
Colac Highway Patrol says it will ramp up safety patrols on the district’s roads in the coming weeks, with wet weather and an influx of tourists expected.
Lucky Barongarook smash prompts warning
Colac’s road police say they are concerned with a spate of dangerous crashes in recent weeks, after a nasty Barongarook collision hospitalised a woman and child yesterday.
Ute driver hurt in smash
A man had to be extricated from his ute after a crash between the utility and a dairy tanker west of Colac yesterday afternoon.
Traffic tool targets dangerous intersections
Colac district motorists can pinpoint the region’s traffic blackspots using an online tool.
Kangaroo in smash
A crash at Cobden that injured four teenagers could have happened because of a kangaroo, police say.
Wire barrier saves driver’s life in crash
A man was lucky to escape serious injury after wire-rope barriers stopped his vehicle in a single-car crash east of Colac.