Articles tagged: Crashes
Trevor making a positive impact in the face of life’s challenges
Trevor McLaren has experienced “four major tragedies” in his life but through it all, he remains upbeat and wants to make positive changes in the community.
Motorist crashes into downed tree
A man escaped without serious injuries after his car struck a fallen tree between Colac and Carlisle River.
Two-vehicle collision at roundabout
A motorist ended up in a Geelong hospital with soreness after a two-car crash at a Colac roundabout at the weekend.
Truck driver cops penalty notices after collision with ute
A truck driver has received two infringement notices after a two-vehicle crash in Colac left a motorist in hospital.
Spate of crashes across Colac
Colac police are shocked at driver behaviour after four serious crashes in Colac within a week due to motorists failing to give way, saying it’s lucky nobody died as a result.
Teen injured in go-karting crash
A boy in his early teens is in hospital in Melbourne after sustaining a shoulder injury in a go-karting crash at Cobden.
Two crashes on region’s busy roads
Emergency crews have responded to a vehicle rollover along the Great Ocean Road.
Police investigate Timboon road death
A 65-year-old Panmure man has died in a single vehicle-crash at Timboon, in the region’s first road fatality for the year.
Man dies in single-vehicle crash
Police are investigating after a man died in a single vehicle-crash at Timboon.
Caravan flips on the Princes Highway
A motorist had a lucky escape after the caravan they were towing flipped on the Princes Highway near Camperdown.
Nine hospitalised after crash
A woman was lucky to survive after she was flung from a vehicle in an Elliminyt crash this week.
Motorcyclist dies in district crash
Police are investigating Colac Otway’s sixth road fatality of the year, the shire’s highest road deaths in a decade.
Vehicle crashes through store window
A motorist escaped serious injury when their car crashed through the front window of a Winchelsea bakery.
Minor injuries in truck crash
The Colac-Ballarat Road was blocked for five hours after a grain truck rolled over this week.
Motorist freed after Princes Highway collision
A woman was trapped in her damaged car for up to an hour after a three-car crash on the Princes Highway west of Colac.
Two treated in hospital after highway crash
Two motorists have ended up in hospital after yet another two-vehicle crash on the Princes Highway east of Colac.
ROAD TRAUMA: Region records third road death in two weeks
A man has died in a single-vehicle crash at Carlisle River, continuing a horror start to the year on Colac district roads.
Driver is grateful after road crash
A Corunnun woman has thanked emergency services and a truck driver for their action at a serious crash that “saved my life”.
Rider hurts legs in crash
A motorcyclist suffered leg injuries in an early-morning crash near Lorne this week.
