Northern Territory Police say the single-vehicle rollover which claimed the lives of five men from the remote community of Gunbalanya was one of the worst they had seen in recent memory.
The five people killed in a single-vehicle rollover in Kakadu National Park were all from the remote community of Gunbalanya in West Arnhem Land.All five members of the vehicle were male and believed to be from the Gunbalanya communityIt is believed that speed was a major contributor to the crash
NT Police Commander Matthew Hollamby said speed seemed to be a major contributing factor to the crash that occurred yesterday morning on the Arnhem Highway."It has drifted off to the left-hand side of the road and the car has overcorrected, which caused it to roll over and hit the tree.""I don't remember the last time we had a fatal crash that involved five fatalities," he said.
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