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Subscriber only Three people have died on Queensland roads during the Easter long weekend, bringing the state s shocking road toll to 76 and prompting a desperate plea from first responders for the carnage to stop. Critical care doctor Akmez Latona has given News Corp an exclusive insight into how traumatic these scenes are for the people who respond to crashes, saying he hopes his story can spare families from the tragedy and horror he and his colleagues face every day. As a highly trained specialist for RACQ s LifeFlight Rescue Helicopter, Dr Latona vividly remembers the days he s had to let the souls of those victims go.
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Roads in the Bundaberg region have seen about one death a week on average since the year started.
The terrible toll extends out even further when you include those who have died on roads in other regions and becomes even more heartbreaking when wound back to the past six months.
The facts and figures are dire and it seems little is improving despite constant reminders of the fatal five.
Police urge drivers to consider their speed, not to drink drive, to wear seatbelts, not to drug-drive, to stop and rest and be mindful of the impacts medication can have on driving.