12/01/2024
Due to the below incident, our office is now closed until further notice.
**Updated @ 8.35pm** Devonport...
Rooke Street at Devonport is now clear from the earlier crash and gas leak.
Power has been restored in the C*D and roads have been re-opened.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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**Updated @ 5.15pm** Devonport...
Police and emergency services remain at the scene of a crash on Rooke Street at Devonport and a 100m exclusion zone remains in place due to a gas leak.
Around 2.10pm a small vehicle, driven by a woman, entered the footpath area on Rooke Street and struck two pedestrians and the front of a building which broke a gas main.
Two pedestrians have been transported to the North West Regional Hospital with injuries from the crash, including a 61-year-old woman who is in a serious condition.
Three other people have been transported to Hospital with what is believed to be gas exposure.
Power remains switched off to the Devonport C*D while Tasmania Fire Service are rendering the gas leak safe.
Roads around the C*D remain blocked until the scene is rendered safe.
➡ Owners of businesses on Rooke Street are asked to walk to the intersection of Rooke Street and King Street and meet police to assist in unlocking buildings.
