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Two young men saved from burning car

December 22, 2009

A 63-year-old farmer from Furner saved the lives of two teenaged car crash victims when he helped them escape from a burning vehicle on Saturday night.

Peter Varcoe and his wife were travelling on the Robe-Penola Road about 11.30pm when an oncoming vehicle spun out of control at a bend and crashed. Read more

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Waddling ducks trigger collision

December 9, 2009

A flock of ducks indirectly caused a $10,000 vehicle collision at Beachport on Monday morning.

A Beachport woman, aged 37, stopped her Toyota 4WD to let the ducks waddle safely across Railway Terrace about 9am when she was was rear-ended by a 36-year-old woman, also of Beachport, driving a Nissan sedan. Read more

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Head-on collision investigated

November 18, 2009

Investigations will continue into Monday night’s head-on smash on the Portland-Nelson Road that saw two men trapped in their vehicles for more than an hour-and-a-half.

A Portland resident, 33, was flown by ambulance helicopter to the Warrnambool Base Hospital with lower leg injuries and a 61-year-old Mount Gambier man was taken to the Mount Gambier Hospital, also with lower leg injuries. Read more

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Farmer killed in electrical accident

November 16, 2009

The tragic death of Kalangadoo farmer Andrew Childs, 44, who was electrocuted on Monday morning, has stunned the Lower South East agricultural community.

Emergency services were called to a property five kilometres from Kalangadoo on the Nangwarry Road just after 10am, where the man was found dead on arrival. Read more

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Car crashes into side of house

October 30, 2009

Car crashed into houseResidents of Aramanta Drive in Mount Gambier were shaken when an allegedly drunk driver ploughed his vehicle into the side of a house late on Thursday night. Read more

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Car hits girl near police station

October 15, 2009

A four-year old girl was taken to hospital after she was hit by a car outside the Mount Gambier police station on Wednesday afternoon.

According to police, a driver travelling south on Bay Road swerved to avoid the girl, who had run onto the road, but could not avoid her. Read more

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Inquiry launched into horror truck smash

September 21, 2009

An inquiry has been launched into the shocking crash that killed two truck drivers near Bordertown on Thursday night.

Two B-double semi trailers collided head on along the Dukes Highway, about 20km west of Bordertown, just before midnight when one veered onto the wrong side of the road. Read more

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Fuel spilled in truck smash

September 17, 2009

A semi-trailer lost more than 250 litres of diesel when it smashed into another truck on Mount Gambier Road, Millicent, at 5.30am today.

The driver, a 25-year old Mount Schank man, was uninjured and told police the truck had veered to the left, hitting the stationary vehicle near the Diplomat Hotel. Read more

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Weapons found in crashed car

September 7, 2009

A man who crashed his car into a stone wall on Commercial Street East this morning has been reported for driving without due care.

The man was travelling east at about 8.30am when his Toyota Camry fishtailed and skidded into a lamp post, a “no parking” sign and the stone car yard wall on the corner of Krummell Street. Read more

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Truck crash prompts fog warning

August 13, 2009

Truck crash

A truck crashed in fog on the Princes Highway this morning.

A truck accident on the Princes Highway this morning has driven home a warning by South East police for motorists to be cautious in foggy conditions. Read more

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