It has been a devastating weekend in the North, with two young children tragically found dead after a fire at Turners Marsh and an interstate motorbike rider killed when he crashed on the Bass Highway at Prospect on Sunday morning.
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In what can only be described as a heartbreaking tragedy, two young girls lives were cut short.
They were someone’s daughters, sisters, cousins.
The Turners Marsh blaze was the second fire fatality this week, with the body of an elderly woman found in a Dulverton home after it was destroyed on Wednesday.
It was also the seventh house fire in the state within the first week of winter.
Only a matter of hours after the deadly fire on Sunday, a man out for a ride with his brother fell victim to tragic circumstances, losing control on an unfamiliar road and losing his life as a result.
His brother witnessed the entire scene, but thankfully only needed to be treated for shock.
While it is the responsibility of a news outlet to report such incidents, it is a task that should never be taken lightly.
Tragedies affect so many people and it is important to consider all those who may be impacted by these horrific events.
Not only the immediate family or friends, but the emergency service workers attending, witnesses and the entire community.
Sadly, the crash at Prospect was the fourth motorbike fatality and ninth road fatality in the North this year.
With no disrespect to the victims or their loved ones, police use such crashes as a reminder to be vigilant on Tasmanian roads.
Motorcyclists in particular are urged to take care, with riders making up 23 per cent of ‘serious’ road crash statistics in the state.
Tasmania Police Sergeant Fergus Cameron said in Sunday’s crash, both wet road conditions and the rider’s “unfamiliarity with the area” may have been a factor.
“You are more exposed on a bike, so it’s important people to ride to the conditions and ride safely,” Sergeant Cameron said.
“It’s important to take care of yourself as well as the ones around you.”
Our thoughts remain with the family and friends affected by the Turners Marsh tragedy and the family and friends of Victorian motorcycle rider, Bryan Thomas Simpson.
Thoughts also go out to the Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania officers who attended both scenes.
