Motorcyclist fighting for life after Christmas Day crash
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Motorcyclist fighting for life after Christmas Day crash
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A motorbike rider is fighting for his life in a Brisbane hospital after crashing on the Warrego Highway on the outskirts of Ipswich late on Christmas Day.
The accident follows two fatal crashes on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve, while police allege 80 Queensland drivers blew over the legal alcohol limit on Wednesday and Thursday alone.
One of 80 Queensland drivers arrested on Wednesday and Christmas Eve for alleged drink driving.
Road death toll surges during tragic Christmas week Seven lives have been tragically lost on Queensland roads in the week leading up to Christmas Day.
News by TOBIAS JURSS-LEWIS 26th Dec 2020 7:05 AM A TRAGIC Christmas week on Queensland s roads has seen the state s road toll soar to 269 - 50 more deaths than last year s total - with one of the high-risk periods still to come. The festive season was marred by tragedy, with seven lives lost on Queensland roads in the week leading up to Christmas Day. It comes after the RACQ raised concerns about a road toll spike in the notorious holiday period.
A 28-year-old man has died following a single vehicle crash east of Innisfail this morning. Around 7am this morning, a Holden Commodore was travelling.