The most dangerous roads in Cassowary Coast Region
19 crash black spots in the Cassowary Coast Region area over the last 10 years, ranked by a severity score that weights deaths and serious injuries above minor ones. Cassowary Coast Region ranks #27 of 56 mapped Queensland council areas.
“People injured” counts everyone hurt in these crashes, from minor injuries through to deaths. “Deaths” is the number of those people who died.
Worst locations in Cassowary Coast Region
| # | Location | Severity | People injured | Deaths | Injured since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Hwy, El Arish | 100 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Edith St & Glady St, Innisfail | 85 | 18 | – | 9 |
| 3 | Grace St & Rankin St, Innisfail | 47 | 11 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Ernest St & Lily St, Innisfail | 31 | 5 | – | 0 |
| 5 | Bruce Hwy & Murdering Point Rd, Silkwood | 30 | 9 | – | 0 |
| 6 | Bruce Hwy & Butler St, Tully | 27 | 6 | – | 0 |
| 7 | Ash St & Blackwood St, Goondi Bend | 24 | 6 | – | 0 |
| 8 | Creigan Rd & Upper Daradgee Rd, Fitzgerald Creek | 23 | 5 | – | 3 |
| 9 | Bruce Hwy & Palmerston Hwy, Goondi | 21 | 5 | – | 2 |
| 10 | Bruce Hwy & Five Mile Creek Rd, Damper Creek | 20 | 6 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Bruce Hwy, Goondi | 10 | 6 | – | 0 |
| 12 | Bruce Hwy, Mighell | 10 | 6 | – | 0 |
| 13 | Bruce Hwy, Comoon Loop | 10 | 7 | – | 0 |
| 14 | Palmerston Hwy, East Palmerston | 10 | 5 | – | 0 |
| 15 | Bruce Hwy & Old Tully Rd, El Arish | 10 | 7 | – | 7 |
| 16 | El Arish - Mission Beach Rd, Djiru | 10 | 5 | – | 0 |
| 17 | Marine Pde, Mission Beach | 10 | 6 | – | 0 |
| 18 | Tully - Mission Beach Rd, Birkalla | 10 | 13 | – | 13 |
| 19 | Bruce Hwy, Birkalla | 3 | 5 | – | 0 |
Major roads in Cassowary Coast Region
What happens after a crash like this
In Queensland, injuries from a motor vehicle crash are dealt with under the compulsory third-party (CTP) insurance scheme established by the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994. CTP is a fault-based scheme: compensation is generally available to people injured through another road user’s negligence, rather than for every injury regardless of how it happened. The Act sets out the steps a claim follows — including the pre-court procedures parties must complete before a matter can go to trial. The published data shows most claims resolve by negotiation under that process; the smaller number that proceed to a judgment typically take several years from the crash to a decision.
You can explore the Queensland motor-accident claims data — how claims resolve and what the courts have awarded — in the Roche Legal Quantum database.
What CTP claims pay, by injury severity
Average Compulsory Third Party (CTP) scheme payouts by injury severity, from Queensland Government open data — aggregate scheme averages, not an estimate of any individual claim. What a specific claim is worth depends on its facts.
This is general information about how Queensland law works, not legal advice.
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Roche Legal. “Most dangerous roads in Cassowary Coast Region.” Queensland Road Danger Map. Data: Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (CC-BY 4.0). https://rochelegal.com.au/road-safety/area/cassowary-coast-region/ (data updated 2026-07-01).