Australia s Covid Highway: Dangerous outback road swamped by ill prepared drivers
12 Jan, 2021 07:49 PM
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Covid Highway: A 4x4 safari takes on the unsealed roads outside Birdsville, central Queensland. Photo / Getty Images
Covid Highway: A 4x4 safari takes on the unsealed roads outside Birdsville, central Queensland. Photo / Getty Images
NZ Herald
Police in Queensland and South Australia have been issuing warnings over a particular stretch of desert road which desperate travellers are turning into an interstate express way.
The 500km Birdsville Track which bypasses the quarantine restrictions in New South Wales has seen an influx of drivers, many of which are unprepared for tough driving conditions and summer heat.
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