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How I lost my sister

Added 14 November 2009 at 4:43pm AEST by skylarrr 4 0

My sister is 19 years old. She was in a car with two guys going 100 miles an hour down a 45 limit road. She crashed into a brick wall and all three of them died on impact. This was on July 28th 2009. I never thought something like this... Read More

My opportunity to help others as I was helped at 19

Added 14 October 2009 at 4:21pm AEST by lodlin 8 0

On the 19 January 1995 I was unfortunately involved in a high speed road traffic crash with a power pole. I was 19 years of age, an inspiring athlete in the Queensland hockey team looking to represent Australia in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. I was the front passenger of a brand new... Read More

The first sunset after leaving hospital.

So angry

Added 11 October 2009 at 4:06pm AEST by Lach87 6 0

My accident was on a Saturday afternoon in March 2006 at around 5.00pm. I had been working with my father all day on our property and had got into an argument with him about something so small and stupid. I left him there to finish up and left... Read More

Drifting and handbrakies

Added 6 October 2009 at 1:22am AEST by _casey_ 3 1

I wanted to publish this story because it happened a year ago on Friday night. At the start of 2008, I was 17 and met a guy named Luke on the train. He was going to work and I was going to TAFE. In June I left TAFE, so I never... Read More

Driving tired

Added 20 September 2009 at 11:15am AEST by eavoorhees 1 1

I am a shift worker. I was working in a location which was 3 kilometres (kms) away from home. In April 2009, I asked for a transfer to a location 70 kms away. So far there is no indication of acceptance. I have moved house and now travel 70 kms... Read More

Forever young - Pete

Added 7 September 2009 at 9:08pm AEST by emmie88 11 4

My partner had been friends with Peter his whole life. These boys had been through everything together, shared everything. On New Years Eve 2005, my partner and I awoke to a knock at our door. His dad walked in and said “Peter is dead”. He couldn’t have said it any... Read More

How long?

Added 3 September 2009 at 11:11pm AEST by ticklee 10 1

Back in 2007, I was at work at a roadhouse. It was a nice sunny day, and then all of a sudden I saw a truck smash right before my eyes. It was like something you see in the movies. Two trucks thrown into the air, then a huge explosion... Read More

Inside my head

Added 18 August 2009 at 12:29am AEST by ForeverAutumn 12 1

Inside my head I carry around a suitcase. All of the contents are black and grey. Images of that horrific day I spent on the side of the road, after being a front seat passenger in a car that was hit at high speed. It’s crazy to think you’re in... Read More

Lost loved one, passenger, rural, alcohol, speed.

Leon won't be coming home

Added 13 August 2009 at 12:48pm AEST by julzbrods 21 3

Loyalty and trust in others, to do the right thing, being family or your best mate. For our son these were the rules he went by, always put others first before himself. When someone was down he would try to make it better. If he could help in anyway, he... Read More

Life with obstacles

Added 12 August 2009 at 5:29pm AEST by nicko222 9 0

Heading home for the weekend, June 20th is the night that changed everything in my world. My partner (at the time) and I, with two friends, thought we would go back to Cairns for the weekend, to spend time together before my partner went on her travels around the world. It all... Read More

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