33y · Male·Pelvic crush injury sustained while working at an underground coal mine
Jason Blee, a 33-year-old experienced miner and trainer at Moranbah North Mine in Queensland, was fatally crushed on 9 April 2007 when a shuttle car pinned him against a rib (wall) in a narrow underground heading. Follow…
36y · Male·perforated duodenal ulcer
Ricky Douglas Hampson, a 36-year-old First Nations man, presented to Dubbo Base Hospital on 14 August 2021 with sudden onset severe abdominal pain and a reported sensation of something popping in his abdomen. He had two …
0y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to intrapartum hypoxia
A 2-day-old neonate, Laura Angela Willmett, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following intrapartum hypoxia. She was born by emergency caesarean section after a planned vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) at a …
26y · Male·Multiple injuries from collision between semi-trailer and train at level crossin…
On 5 June 2007, a semi-trailer collided with a V/Line passenger train at the Kerang level crossing, killing 11 passengers. The driver had crossed this crossing hundreds of times without seeing a train, was familiar with …
4y · Female·Haemorrhage due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by ingestion of a button bat…
A 4-year-old girl died from aorto-oesophageal fistula and haemorrhage caused by a lithium button battery lodged in her oesophagus for at least 3 days. Critical diagnostic failures occurred: the initial GP failed to consi…
17y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train
On 5 June 2007, a semi-trailer collided with a V/Line passenger train at Kerang level crossing in Victoria, killing 11 passengers. The driver was familiar with the crossing but failed to see flashing red warning lights a…
36y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver and portal vein
Mulrunji (Cameron Francis Doomadgee), a 36-year-old Aboriginal man, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to liver rupture following an encounter with Senior Sergeant Christopher Hurley at Palm Island Police Station …
15y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia in a young man with a blocked ventricular peritoneal shunt an…
…orphine administration, the CT scan showed blockage but was misinterpreted by a registrar. Emergency neurosurgery at Princess Margaret Hospital on 17 November revealed complete distal catheter blockage, but irreversible…
5y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a collision between a semi-trailer and a V/Line p…
A semi-trailer collided with a V/Line passenger train at a level crossing near Kerang on 5 June 2007, killing 11 passengers instantly or within hours. The collision was caused by a heavy vehicle driver unfamiliar with th…
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by semi-trailer at level crossing
In 2007, a semi-trailer collided with a V/Line train at the Kerang level crossing in regional Victoria, killing 11 train passengers. The driver, Christian Scholl, did not see the flashing red-filtered incandescent lights…
46y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train; tension…
On 5 June 2007, a semi-trailer collided with a V/Line passenger train at Kerang level crossing in Victoria, killing 11 train passengers immediately and one more (Harold Long) during transfer. The driver (Mr Scholl) faile…
0y · Female·Extensive cerebral destruction as a result of fractured skull following accident…
Isabella Wren Diefenbach, a 7-week-old infant, died from head injuries sustained when she fell from her father's arms after he stepped through a severely decayed timber board on the front verandah of the family's rented …
83y · Male·Acute blood loss and shock/trauma in a man with cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosi…
This coronial finding examines the deaths of 11 train passengers in the Kerang level crossing collision on 5 June 2007, where a semi-trailer struck a V/Line passenger train. The investigation found that 6 passengers died…
78y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head caused by a compressor from a refrigeration unit …
Margaret Wishart, aged 78, died instantly on 5 June 2007 when a semi-trailer driven by Christian Scholl collided with a V/Line passenger train at a level crossing near Kerang, Victoria. The compressor from the refrigerat…
Blunt force trauma sustained in level crossing collisions between heavy vehicles…
Coronial investigation into 26 deaths at 12 level crossing incidents in Victoria between 2002-2009, with focus on the Kerang incident (5 June 2007) where 11 train passengers died after a semi-trailer collided with a pass…
8y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train at level…
On 5 June 2007, a semi-trailer driven by Christian Scholl collided with a V/Line passenger train at the Kerang level crossing in regional Victoria, killing 11 train passengers and causing severe injuries. This comprehens…
Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…
This inquest examined three deaths of young Aboriginal women from Doomadgee (ages 18, 37, and 17) from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) complications between September 2019 and September 2020. All three deaths were preventa…
27y · Female·chest injuries
Olivia Inglis, 27, died from chest injuries sustained in a fall whilst competing in the cross country phase of eventing at the 2016 Scone Horse Trials. She successfully negotiated fence 8A but fell at fence 8B. The coron…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train
A comprehensive coronial investigation into 26 deaths from 12 level crossing collisions in Victoria (2002-2009), with particular focus on the Kerang incident (5 June 2007) in which 11 train passengers died when a semi-tr…
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