### [2026-08-5](/feed/2026/08/5/index.md)

##### Stuart Highway
# Five people are killed after two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on the Stuart Highway, Australia. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260806/f01d2b00c03240888cbb74e023b162a2/c.html)

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