BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 23 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release:

Queensland Police Service (QPS) is urging road users to carefully consider their behaviours this holiday season following a devastating weekend before Christmas, with six lives tragically lost on Queensland roads from 19-21 December.

Sadly, these losses mark the devastating milestone of more than 300 lives lost on Queensland roads so far this year, with the current toll of 301 an increase of 10 compared to the same period last year, and just one fewer than the total number of lives lost in 2024.

Road Policing Group Chief Superintendent, Mark Wheeler, said the weekend's tragic losses are a stark reminder of the impact every decision on the road ...