Another horror crash

By Jo Kennett

THREE PEOPLE have been injured in a horror crash on the Pacific Highway at Tweed Heads South on Thursday, February 9.

The accident saw lengthy traffic delays in the southbound lanes of the M1. Emergency services responded to reports of a serious multi-vehicle crash on the M1 close to Kennedy Drive.

A Fire and Rescue Tweed Heads spokesperson said firefighters received reports on their way to the scene that three cars and a truck were involved with “multiple people injured.”

Several vehicles were severely damaged in the high-speed crash including a camper trailer which was completely destroyed.

The M1 southbound lanes were closed for hours as patients were treated and three of them were transported by ambulance to hospital.

Tweed Heads firefighters said it took some time to clear the road of debris and render the road safe to reopen by police.

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Lucky Sharps Road

For decades Sharps Road at Eungella was not maintained by Tweed Shire Council, but now is being maintained.

Now Council wants $150 to give reasons why via Freedom of Information.

Sharps Road is entered via a cattle grid.

Many truckers consider Sharps Road entrance as one of the most dangerous of any road in the Tweed.

Here’s the Council criteria for maintenance by Council of an unsealed road: “Road formation must be in the road reserve and be of suitable standard”.

Sharps Road does not fit the above due to the cattle grid entrance and road not within the road reserve.

I believe Sharps Road sets a precedent for the other 96 roads that should be placed on Council’s road maintenance register.

Councillors you know what has to be done!

Ray Nardi, Kielvale

Reduce speed limits

I fully support reducing the speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h on Tumbulgum Road. The speed limit of 100km/h is absurd, particularly when you have to drop right down to 50km/h when you reach the bridge.

The 100km/h stretch on Stokers Road is another example that should be reduced.

You will, of course, be deluged by people moaning about people driving slower than the limit, whatever it is.

Mike Petty, Murwillumbah

Stupidity rife on local roads

In response to the article, (TVW February front page) on traffic accidents.

Whilst speed will make any accident worse, what I see daily on the roads