PLC Armidale students carried an injured hiker with a broken leg for hours through the Warrumbungles, using a makeshift stretcher in a dramatic bush rescue.
Accidents and road closures
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Roads and Infrastructure, Uralla
Burst water main closes New England Highway at Uralla
A burst water main has shut the New England Highway in Uralla, with detours sending trucks through local streets.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, NSW News
Police out in force as double demerits begin for long weekend
Double demerits are in force and police are out in numbers — with the road toll already higher than last year.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, New England Surrounds
Oxley Highway closed, livestock killed when road train crashes at Goolhi
The Oxley Highway was closed in both directions at Goolhi, west of Gunnedah, due to a truck crash which has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of sheep.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Fundraiser, Walcha
Appeal for family of 22 year old truck driver who died in horror crash
A fundraising appeal has been launched to support the young son of 22-year-old Kempsey man Daniel Meehan, who died following a horror truck crash on Thunderbolts Way near Walcha earlier this week.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Walcha
One dead, two injured, cattle euthanised in huge truck crash on Thunderbolt’s Way
A person has died after a three vehicle crash about 10.15am Wednesday on Thunderbolts Way on a bend 10km south of Walcha
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Moonbi
24 year old dies after Moonbi crash last month
A 24 year old man has died six weeks after being involved in a two car crash at Moonbi.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Drake, Local News
Body located after helicopter crash near Drake
A body believed to be that of a missing pilot has been located after a helicopter crashed in dense bushland near the Queensland border.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Tamworth
Man dies after being struck by car near Tamworth Airport
A man has died after being struck by a car on the Oxley Highway near Tamworth Airport early Sunday morning.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Glen Innes, Inverell, What's on
Changed traffic conditions on Gwydir Highway for Cycle Classic
Motorists are advised of rolling road closures on Saturday 14 March along the Gwydir Highway for the annual Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic. The men’s race will start at 7:15am from Prince Street, Grafton, while the women’s race will start at 8:15am from Mount Mitchell (Gwydir Highway).