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'Willy Wonka, that you?' A tonne of chocolate flooded a German street

'Willy Wonka, that you?' A tonne of chocolate flooded a German street

It was an accident. It was a municipal headache. It was a Roald Dahl fan's dream.

  • by Amy Wang

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Woman killed in freight train collision

Woman killed in freight train collision

Two fatalities have occurred in Queensland's north as the death toll on the roads continues to rise.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
Baby boy locked in car at Hervey Bay

Baby boy locked in car at Hervey Bay

The RACQ warns there is no safe amount of time to leave your child in the car.

  • by Lydia Lynch
There's only one solution to stop peak-hour truck accidents
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There's only one solution to stop peak-hour truck accidents

The tragic truck crash on Botany Road has led to calls from a local MP for a nationwide-first solution.

  • by Tim Barlass & Natassia Chrysanthos
Pedestrian dead after being hit by a bus in Melbourne's east

Pedestrian dead after being hit by a bus in Melbourne's east

The incident happened on Burwood Highway in Ferntree Gully.

Two rescue choppers sent to multi-car crash west of Brisbane

Two rescue choppers sent to multi-car crash west of Brisbane

Five fire crews were on scene to help a man and woman trapped in their cars. 

  • by Lydia Lynch
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Motorbike rider uses belt as a tourniquet after crash

Motorbike rider uses belt as a tourniquet after crash

A man has used his belt as a makeshift tourniquet after he crashed his bike while herding cattle in Queensland.

  • by Lydia Lynch
Woman falls onto train tracks at Roma Street station
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Woman falls onto train tracks at Roma Street station

A woman in her 70s has escaped with no major injuries after falling onto the Roma Street train tracks.

  • by Lydia Lynch
This is how Queensland children are dying
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This is how Queensland children are dying

A new report details the deaths of almost 400 Queensland children last year in the hope to better understand how to prevent them. 

  • by Lydia Lynch
Man trapped after truck tips off Bruce Highway
Sunshine Coast

Man trapped after truck tips off Bruce Highway

A man in his 40s is trapped in his truck after it rolled off the Bruce Highway.

  • by Lydia Lynch
Teen pulled unconscious from water on Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast

Teen pulled unconscious from water on Sunshine Coast

A 16-year-old boy was pulled from the water unconscious 50 metres outside the flags at Mooloolaba Spit.

  • by Lydia Lynch