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Queensland triple-0 dispatcher unknowingly answered emergency call of sister’s fatal Rockhampton crash

Queensland ambulance dispatcher Katie Paskins unknowingly answered the triple-0 call reporting her sister Charlie Rose Vincent's fatal head-on crash near Rockhampton on July 11. Vincent was among 170 people killed on Queensland roads this year, 27 more than the same period last year. Road safety experts attribute rising fatalities to reduced police patrols and increased risk-taking by motorists.

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Published 17 Jul 2026, 11:06 UTC · Updated 17 Jul 2026, 11:10 UTC

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