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Police are responding to serious crash, Bass Highway Wynyard
Approximately 3.15pm on Friday 19 February 2021, Emergency Services were called to a report of a truck colliding with two vehicles on the Bass Highway Wynyard at the Deep Creek Rd intersection.
A silver Mitsubishi Four Wheel Drive and a white Subaru Wagon travelling East have collided causing the Subaru to cross the road and impact with an unladen Kenworth Prime Mover travelling West.
Two of the three occupants of the Subaru have sustained serious injuries, whilst a third occupant of that vehicle has sustained minor injuries. All three occupants of Mitsubishi have sustained minor injuries. All occupants were transported to the North West Regional Hospital.
Fears Tasmanian building boom will worsen traffic congestion unless planning laws change
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Kali Bean s daily commute has slowed down now traffic congestion has returned to pre-COVID levels.
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Last year s COVID lockdown provided a welcome respite from traffic congestion for Blackman s Bay resident Kali Bean.
Key points:
Tasmania is in the midst of a housing construction boom, with dwelling approvals almost doubling in 2020
Planning experts fear housing developments on urban fringes will leave residents car-dependent
Local councils say planning laws could be amended to encourage new transport solutions
But as restrictions eased and traffic congestion returned to pre-COVID levels in Tasmanian cities, she once again faced a slow daily commute to drop her kids off at school and get to work in the Hobart CBD.
Police are continuing to investigate an evade incident in Burnie this morning. Around 11pm last night a red Holden Crewman Ute evaded police on Simpson.
Work has begun on the first stage of the Northern Roads Package, a $55 million project to provide a more efficient route for freight vehicles travelling.