Fatal crash, Tasman Highway, Orielton
Police are investigating a pedestrian crash in Orielton overnight where a car collided with a pedestrian on the Tasman Highway at about 11.55pm. Sadly the pedestrian, a 16-year-old boy from Berriedale, died at the scene. Police received multiple calls from motorists who stopped and assisted at the scene. Initial inquiries indicate that a vehicle travelling…
Man charged over deliberately lit fires, Tolmans Hill
A 39-year-old man has been charged in relation to a series of deliberately lit vegetation fires in bushland area at Tolmans Hill yesterday. The man allegedly lit multiple fires near the Southern Outlet and Old Proctors Road shortly before 5:30pm. The fires were contained by Tasmania Fire Service, with no damage to property reported. The…