"I've never seen such an accident before, he's split between two palm trees not much wider than the vehicle, missed the bollards, gone over two concrete walls and still managed to collect two victims."And a life is lost:
The 33-year-old driver of Kewarra Beach suffered a fractured vertebrae and is still undergoing medical treatment.
Police are investigating whether it was a medical-related issue amid reports of the vehicle earlier being driven erratically in the inner city.
Witnesses said the driver was "frothing at the mouth" with his "eyes rolling back in his head" moments after the crash.
Donal Bolton, 23, was about to head home after a year in Australia when he and his girlfriend Justine Walsh, 22, were hit by the out-of-control vehicle as they sat in a crowded mall in the heart of Cairns.
Police on the scene are stunned by the actions of witnesses:
POLICE yesterday condemned the ghoulish behaviour of dozens of tourists who filmed the dying moments of an Irish backpacker killed by an airborne car in a "freakish" accident in Cairns...And the media reports on the officer's dismay.
...Sen-Const Ezard yesterday slammed the ghoulish behaviour of countless bystanders who filmed the unfolding drama.
"It's an absolute tragedy, someone's been killed, and people are more concerned with taking photographs than helping victims," he said.
"It's a sad indictment on society, fairly morbid behaviour, just so they can stick it up on YouTube."
But doesn't the media actually encourage this?
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