'If there was a barrier in the middle of the road, I might still have two arms'

Melissa Mobbs
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:23am, first published July 23 2020 - 4:30am
Sam Cawthorn lost his arm after he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed head-on into a truck on the Bass Highway in 2006.
Sam Cawthorn lost his arm after he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed head-on into a truck on the Bass Highway in 2006.

A crash survivor has joined renewed calls for upgrades to a stretch of the Bass Highway where eight people have died in the past decade.

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Melissa Mobbs

Melissa Mobbs

Deputy Editor

A journalist with more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the justice system. Send tips to Melissa.Mobbs@examiner.com.au or on Twitter via @melissamobbs.

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