Queensland's road toll last year was the highest since 2009 and included 70 motorcyclists, 29 pedestrians and 12 people who died in floodwaters.
abc.net.au/news/queensland-horrific-road-toll-2022/101820010Queensland's road toll for 2022 is the highest in more than a decade, with 299 lives lost.The mother of Broncos player Payne Haas remains in hospital with "significant injuries"
The state's road toll last year was the highest since 2009, and included 70 motorcyclists, 29 pedestrians and 12 people who died in floodwaters.Acting Chief Superintendent Christopher Stream said announcing the number was a "horrific job".The latest death recorded was a man who died in a crash at Bauple on the last night of 2022, when his car and a truck collided on the Fraser Coast.Two people died after a tree fell on their car at the Sunshine Coast earlier on Saturday afternoon.
"As of yet, police don't have a medical clearance to interview that driver but, as soon as we can, that driver will be interviewed," Acting Chief Superintendent Stream said.Surge in risky behaviour since pandemicActing Transport Minister Leanne Enoch spoke about the state's road toll on Sunday.Ms Enoch said last year's "terrible" road toll has been attributed to a surge in "risky" behaviour on the roads since the pandemic.
The amount of fatal motorcycle crashes, 70, has nearly doubled since 2018, when the state recorded 40 deaths.
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