Teenager charged after fatal horse float crash kills two motorcyclists

An 18-year-old woman has been charged with multiple offences following a fatal accident involving a utility vehicle towing a horse float near Booral. The incident, which occurred on The Bucketts Way near Gunns Gully Road, involved the vehicle flipping and rolling into two motorcycles.

Two motorcyclists have died as a result of the crash. A 33-year-old man died at the scene, while a 72-year-old man passed away in the hospital after being airlifted in critical condition. The horse inside the float was not injured.

The driver faces charges including two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death, two counts of negligent driving occasioning death, and one count of negligent driving. Additionally, she has been charged with driving with a low-range prohibited concentration of alcohol and failing to comply with licence conditions. She is scheduled to appear before the Raymond Terrace Local Court on November 23.