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9 May 2024
Fine increased following Staghorn Flat fatal

A WODONGA–based mechanic has been fined $350,000 following a fatal crash in 2014 near Staghorn Flat which claimed three lives.

The Court of Appeal recently heard the $210,000 fine and conviction initially imposed on Heavy Mechanics Pty Ltd in June last year was manifestly inadequate, after a petrol tanker serviced by the company de–coupled on the Wodonga–Yackandandah Road and struck two car...

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