The most dangerous roads in Whitsunday Region
17 crash black spots in the Whitsunday Region area over the last 10 years, ranked by a severity score that weights deaths and serious injuries above minor ones. Whitsunday Region ranks #21 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 Whitsunday Region
| # | Location | Severity | People injured | Deaths | Injured since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory - Cannon Valley Rd & Robinson Rd, Cannon Valley | 179 | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Bruce Hwy (west), Gumlu | 100 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Bruce Hwy, Guthalungra | 100 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Proserpine - Shute Harbour Rd, Cannon Valley | 100 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Proserpine - Shute Harbour Rd, Mount Marlow | 100 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Bruce Hwy & Don St, Bowen | 75 | 15 | – | 13 |
| 7 | Conway Rd & Proserpine - Shute Harbour Rd, Mount Julian | 50 | 10 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Brisbane St & Powell St, Bowen | 42 | 15 | – | 0 |
| 9 | Bruce Hwy & Lauriston St, Bowen | 33 | 5 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Herbert St & Livingstone St, Bowen | 27 | 6 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Galbraith Park Dr & Proserpine - Shute Harbour Rd, Cannonvale | 26 | 10 | – | 0 |
| 12 | Chapman St & Marathon St, Proserpine | 24 | 6 | – | 1 |
| 13 | Bruce Hwy (east), Gumlu | 10 | 10 | – | 0 |
| 14 | Bruce Hwy (west), Bowen | 10 | 5 | – | 0 |
| 15 | Bruce Hwy (east), Bowen | 10 | 5 | – | 0 |
| 16 | Holmes St & Stanbury St, Proserpine | 10 | 5 | – | 0 |
| 17 | Perks Rd, Gumlu | 3 | 6 | – | 0 |
Major roads in Whitsunday 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 Whitsunday Region.” Queensland Road Danger Map. Data: Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (CC-BY 4.0). https://rochelegal.com.au/road-safety/area/whitsunday-region/ (data updated 2026-07-01).