Today, the Minister for Police, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, and Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Command, Mike Keating launched the 2018 QPS Christmas road safety campaign on the Gold Coast.
This year’s launch saw police joined by emergency services including Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Queensland Ambulance Service and RACQ LifeFlight.
Image courtesy of Queensland Ambulance Service.
Assistant Commissioner Keating said the bringing together of emergency services for today’s launch was symbolic of a response to some of the most traumatic scenes emergency services workers see on our roads.
“In 2018, we have lost 229 lives on Queensland roads and as far as we’re concerned, that is 229 lives too many,” Assistant Commissioner Keating said.
“Alongside this, we have seen far too many traffic crashes requiring hospitalisation on our roads, all of which impact our Queensland communities and our emergency services workers.
“This Christmas, we just want to see everyone make it home safely and
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