Articles tagged: road safety
Truck full of cattle rolls on highway
A TRUCK driver had a lucky escape after his B-double truck rolled west of Colac on the Princes Highway yesterday.
Fire writes off Forrest woman’s car
A FORREST woman’s vehicle is “a total write off” after it caught fire after breaking down near Barwon Downs.
Traffic crash injures student
A COLAC district girl is in a Melbourne hospital after a car hit her as she crossed a road to catch a school bus on the final day of term three.
Traffic smash a lasting reminder for motorist
PUBLIC safety was immediately on Andrew Bath’s mind when he suffered a fractured sternum and bruises in a head-on crash two years ago.
Man dies in vehicle crash near Winchelsea
ONE MAN has died and another is in hospital with serious injuries following a car crash south-east of Winchelsea.
District teenager injured in crash
A SWAN MARSH teenager is recovering from arm and spinal injuries after his car rolled near Colac.
Three in hospital after crash near Colac
THREE people are in hospital, two with head injuries, after a car crashed into a power pole west of Colac early yesterday.
Woman dies in two-car smash
AN ELDERLY Camperdown woman has died after her car crashed with another car near Camperdown.
Minister dodges pothole questions
THE STATE GOVERNMENT says a decreased speed limit along the Timboon-Colac Road is enough to ensure motorists’ safety.
Driver doubly lucky to survive highway crash
A COLAC man was “lucky two times round” after his car rolled and hit a truck on the Princes Highway yesterday.
Car submerged in creek after Apollo Bay crash
POLICE are calling for information after a car left the road at Apollo Bay and landed upside down in a creek.
Car smashes off highway
A woman escaped serious injury when her car smashed into a concrete drain and rolled on the Princes Highway this week.
Crash has lasting impact on Colac teen
COLAC'S Khalid Eldib, 15, reflects on the horrific traffic smash that changed his life forever.
School bus driver worried by crumbling road
A COLAC-based school-bus company owner is concerned about the Timboon-Colac Road’s safety and says “it’s only a matter of time” before there’s a serious crash.
Petition calls for action to repair crumbling road
SIMPSON residents have sent a petition to state ministers and the Polwarth MP Terry Mulder calling for action to fix the Timboon-Colac Road.
Motorists avoiding crumbling surface on district road
A COLAC district resident says the busy Timboon-Colac Road is degraded and is affecting other roads in the region.
Colac man, 42, dies in crash off highway
POLICE have renewed calls for motorists to take care and be responsible when driving after the death of a Colac man on the Princes Highway this week.
Police investigate collision that injures two motorists
TWO MOTORISTS have escaped serious injury after crashing into each other near Warncoort on the Princes Highway.
Teenager killed in district road crash
TRIBUTES to Joel Salmon flowed yesterday as word spread of the teenager’s death in a head-on crash at Cororooke involving four Colac district people.
Region road deaths prompt safety plea
COLAC’S road safety group has called on motorists to help stop the carnage on our roads after five fatalities in south-west Victoria this year.
Thousands complete Otways bike ride
CLEAR, blue skies greeted 5000 cyclists for an Otways cycling event yesterday.
Young footballer in road safety campaign
APOLLO BAY footballer Josh Cooper is starring in a new Transport Accident Commission video promoting learner-driver safety.
Driver warning after car hits wheelchair
A ROAD safety advocate has warned motorists to take extra care at a central Colac intersection after a car hit an electric wheelchair on a pedestrian crossing.
