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A memorial to a man killed in a motorcycle crash four years ago will be temporarily removed from Gap Rd at Cedar Pocket.
The memorial to Mark Scott, who was 33 when he died after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a fence on June 21, 2017 , will be removed when construction begins on an upgrade to Gap Road. A memorial to a man killed on Gap Road in Cedar Pocket is being temporarily moved during road upgrades. Photos: Ailsa Reid A memorial to a man killed on Gap Road in Cedar Pocket is being temporarily moved during road upgrades. Photos: Ailsa Reid
He also said Ms Laffey represented the high quality bus drivers across the state who take the responsibility for children’s safety very seriously. Bus driver Jullie Laffey has been praised for her actions during a fatal crash near Gympie on Tuesday
“From reports, it appears that had she not acted as quickly as she did to attempt to avoid the accident, there could have been many serious injuries or even deaths.
“On behalf of the bus industry and all of the families who had children on the bus, I’d like to thank Jullie and commend her.” Mr Tape said that more than 150,000 Queensland school children rely on buses to get them to and from school every day, and the industry is proud of its safety record.
Tragedy has struck a Gympie family twice as a Gympie father, fighting for his life after Tuesday’s crash with a packed school bus, has now lost a second son to road horror
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Drivers are being urged to avoid making “reckless” decisions amid a deadly start to the year’s state road toll, and Gympie motorists’ behaviour is among the worst in the Wide Bay.
Police data shows 25 dangerous driving crimes recorded in the Gympie police division in 2020, an average rate of five people charged per 100,000 residents every month of the year.
While this may sound small it has placed the region in a tie with Bundaberg for the highest rate of dangerous driving in the Wide Bay Burnett, and on par with the Queensland average.
The call for safer driving follows a horror start to the road toll: 50 people have been killed on Queensland’s roads in the first 64 days of the year, 18 more than for the same time last year.