‘Sobering’ milestone for Queensland after fatal Christmas Day crash

“Please don’t be the 300th person lost on our roads this holiday season.”

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More than 100 additional covert and marked police motorbikes will be deployed until January 27, 2025.

Government data released earlier this month showed the number of fatalities was 11 per cent higher than the four-year average, with a significant increase in road deaths in the Brisbane police region during 2024.

Across the state, the number of drivers killed so far in 2024 was slightly below average, but passenger fatalities were up 9 per cent, while there was also a notable increase in deaths involving motorcycles, bicycles and personal mobility devices.

At the time, the rate of fatalities in Queensland per 100,000 population was higher (5.45) than the national average (4.87), but lower than Western Australia (6.11) and the Northern Territory (23.94).

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