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The Advertiser
29-05-2025
- The Advertiser
'Absolute carnage': multiple trucks, cars in fatal crash on regional highway
Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Perth Now
‘Carnage': Three dead in horror highway crash
Three people have been killed in a horrifying crash between five vehicles on a Victorian country highway. Police say two cars, a B-double and two smaller trucks collided on the Western Highway, near the town of Armstrong, about 12.30pm on Wednesday. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as 'absolute carnage'. Three have died in a multi-vehicle collision in Armstrong, Victoria today, with the driver of the car and the two occupants of the truck dying on the scene. ABC News Credit: ABC Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham said the two cars were heading eastbound on the Western Highway before the fatal collision. 'The rear most car of those two (cars) struck the first car, forcing it to cross the opposite side of the road,' he told ABC News. 'At the same time, we've got a Krueger heading westbound, following by a semi trailer … unfortunately, the first car that crossed the road was hit by the Krueger and the trailer went over both cars at that stage.' The driver of the car and two occupants in the truck were pronounced dead at the scene. They are yet to be formally identified. Sergeant Lineham said the scene was an 'absolute carnage' and the investigation is ongoing. ABC News Credit: ABC The driver of the other car was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Ambulance Victoria said two other people – a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s – were taken Ballarat Hospital. Detectives are investigating the circumstances behind the collision and it is expected the highway will be closed until Thursday. 'It's absolute carnage down there,' Sergeant Lineham said. 'We've got a vehicle, a B-double on the side, we've got multiple cars involved there. 'We're now sorting through as to what exactly had happened, and again everything we look at there – road conditions, driving conditions, distractions or attention impairment are all part of the investigation'. The Western Highway is expected to be closed until the early hours of Thursday morning. ABC News Credit: ABC Sergeant Lineham implored 'drivers to pay attention to the road', amid the rising number of collisions across Victoria in the past few weeks. 'Over the last three weeks there has pretty much been carnage on Victorian roads,' he said. 'There is no pattern of behaviour that we've found so far as to have caused so many road deaths. The Western Highway expected to be closed until the early hours of Thursday morning while investigations continue.
NZ Herald
08-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Religious studies expert says latest conclave most open election for pope in long time
'Each cardinal has a small piece of paper on which they can write the name of one of their number who they think should be pope,' he said. 'There is a total blackout because they do not want cardinals talking on their cellphones to the media. 'They keep doing that four times a day until they have a pope.' During the 2013 conclave, Pope Francis was elected after five rounds of voting. The longest conclave came in the 13th century, when it took three years to elect Pope Gregory X. Lineham said the cardinals would be looking for someone who could manage the global church and efficiently run the Vatican. 'Technically, the pope is a monarch. A kind of king of the church,' he said. 'If you can't keep the wheels of the Vatican turning, keep raising money for the church, the whole thing will collapse. 'That is effectively while Benedict resigned in 2012. He proved incapable, even incompetent, at running the Vatican Bank, and then all the sexual abuse scandals. He just couldn't do it.' Among the electors at this year's conclave are Cardinal John Dew, former Archbishop of Wellington. There are also two cardinals from the Pacific Islands - Cardinal John Ribat from Papua New Guinea and the recently appointed Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi from Tonga. Lineham said Pope Francis appointed at least two-thirds of the cardinals. 'He wanted the things he cared about to be reflected in the cardinals. He also had a big think about the representation of the worldwide church,' he said. Lineham said the popes of the last 50 years have turned into global figures. 'They are really spectacularly public about travelling all around the world. 'Because of that, we can assume they are really important figures. Although they have no formal power, [there are] 1.4 billion Catholics.' He estimated the cardinals will have come to a conclusion by Friday night. 'It may take one more vote than Francis, but people pretty quickly get realistic.' Lineham said this was the most open conclave in a long time. 'Because of all these new cardinals. There will be people from the south who want another person out of the Italian European domination of the past thousand years,' he said. 'I find it very difficult to read, let alone the conservative v liberal debate.' Top contenders High-profile cardinals considered front-runners include Pietro Parolin, an Italian who serves as the Vatican's secretary of state and is known for his diplomatic skills. Peter Turkson, a Ghanaian known for relatively liberal views on social justice and human rights, could also be considered, as could Philippine-born Luis Tagle, an advocate for enhanced inclusivity. Turkson would be the first African Pope, if elected, and Tagle the first from Asia. On the other end of the political spectrum, Raymond Leo Burke, a one-time archbishop of St Louis and an ardent critic of Francis, is also seen as someone who could make the cut. Burke would be the first ever US-born pope if he were to be named Francis' successor.
Fox News
28-02-2025
- Health
- Fox News
Is protein making you fat? Health experts weigh in on today's food focus
Many Americans are hooked on protein these days, with some 60% of people "actively trying" to increase their intake of protein, according to the Hartman Group, a consumer research firm based in Bellevue, Washington. From protein shakes and bars to protein pizzas and carnivore diets, Americans seemingly cannot get enough of the macronutrient. Yet is this too much of a good thing? And could today's obsession with protein-packed food result in added pounds? Fitness experts and nutritionists weighed in on the issue. Protein, Garry Lineham of California told Fox News Digital, is "the golden child of muscle growth, strength and performance." Lineham is co-founder of Human Garage, a wellness company based in the Golden State. "The carnivore movement has exploded, claiming that plants are unnecessary, while vegans argue the exact opposite, pointing to longevity studies and plant-based champions like Wade Lightheart — who just won Mr. North America on a completely plant-based diet," he said. Rather than focus on either a carnivore diet or a vegan diet, most people can benefit from a diet that includes both plants and meats, said Lineham. "The real secret? Flexibility – the ability to shift, adapt and evolve your diet as your body changes," he said. "Evolve your diet as your body changes." Protein, Lineham said, "isn't the enemy. Neither is fat. Neither are carbs. The enemy is rigid thinking." People should instead experiment with their diets – shifting to eating more or less protein – and observe how their body reacts, Lineham said. "Want to know what works for you? Stop debating and start testing. Your body already has the answer," he said. Stephen Sheehan, a Florida-based nutritionist at the website BarBend, told Fox News Digital that eating too much protein can be dangerous. Too much protein "can put extra strain on the kidneys, lead to digestive issues and, if not balanced with other nutrients, push out important carbs and fats," he said. Plus, if a person is eating too many calories in general, "extra protein can still be stored as fat," he said. The average person in the United States eats an adequate amount of protein, Sheehan said – about 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. "Many people front-load carbs and fats and only get a big protein hit at dinner." "More isn't always better," he said. "There's a point where extra protein doesn't contribute much beyond meeting needs." The amount of protein people are eating is not the issue, Sheehan said. "The real issue is not total protein but the quality and distribution throughout the day," he noted. For more Lifestyle articles, visit "Many people front-load carbs and fats and only get a big protein hit at dinner instead of spacing it out," he said. A lot of protein-heavy products have added sugar and fat, he said, "which cancels out any metabolic advantage protein might have." As Lineham did, Sheehan also advocated for a mixed diet of carbs and protein for most people. "The focus should be on balance — not just cramming in as much protein as possible," he said.
