Queensland Police data shows more people have died on Sunshine Coast roads in the past eight months than in any single year since 2018.
Police say the message to take care while driving is not sinking inA 22-year-old Gympie man who died in a single vehicle crash west of Noosa overnight was the 20th person to die on the region's roads in 2022.
"So we haven't had a road toll over 300 deaths since the 80s but at this stage, that's the way we're trending.Senior Sergeant Panoho said his traffic officers went to most of the crashes and saw the grief of loved ones first hand. Two people have died on Sunshine Coast roads since Monday when local police urged residents to take care for the start of Road Safety Week."If you've got a mobile phone in the vehicle don't use it whilst you're driving, if you're tired don't drive, don't pass another vehicle in a dangerous situation, take your time and wait for a safe situation," Acting Inspector John Mahony said.
A group of four motorcyclists was fined more than $3,000 after they were caught by a major police operation across the Sunshine Coast hinterland on the weekend.
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