Brisbane Line October 2010 - Road Trauma is Breaking the Nation

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Couriermail --> Qld's horror road toll: 290 dead in one year, 'can't be ignored any longer' $

Queensland's road toll is tracking more than 40 per cent above a target agreed to by the state and federal governments, which aims to halve fatalities by 2030.

The Australian Automobile Association's Benchmarking Report tracks progress toward the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-30, which was agreed to by all Australian governments in 2021.

The report shows road deaths in Queensland are on a shocking upward trajectory, jumping 3.6 per cent with 290 deaths recorded in the year to March 31.

In Queensland, road deaths were 40.1 per cent above the target if there was a smooth trajectory towards the 2030 goal. ...

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Couriermail --> Shocking figures behind Queensland road toll $

The road toll is double that of the same time last year in some parts of Queensland, with three killed in crashes on the first weekend of school holidays. It comes as a worrying trend at crash sites is flagged.

Queensland's dedicated first responders are frustrated and fatigued at the concerning number of fatal crashes on the state's roads, with three lives claimed on the first weekend of school holidays.

So far this year, 136 people have been killed on Queensland roads in 124 crashes – an increase of 17 deaths since this time last year. ...

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Australia records its deadliest year on the road in more than a decade https://t.co/2Au5DLvRfs

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