{"id":823033,"date":"2026-07-25T13:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/823033\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:55:18","slug":"stabbing-horror-and-fatal-crash-minutes-apart-linked-in-tasmanias-north-as-investigations-intensify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/823033\/","title":{"rendered":"Stabbing horror and fatal crash minutes apart linked in Tasmania\u2019s north as investigations intensify"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officers are probing two linked incidents after a woman was stabbed and a man died in a head\u2011on crash minutes later in Tasmania.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Tasmania Police<\/a> say a serious stabbing and a fatal head-on crash in the state\u2019s north are linked after two women were seriously injured and a man died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Emergency services were called to a home in Exeter about 4.30pm on Friday after reports a woman had suffered \u201cserious stab wounds\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Police say \u201cinitial investigations indicate the injuries were inflicted by a man known to the woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was taken to hospital and is in a critical condition. A crime scene has been declared at the property.<\/p>\n

\"AA WA man has died in a horrific crash in Tasmania who police believe is linked to an earlier stabbing. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the 46-year-old man from WA left the Exeter home and, minutes later, collided head\u2011on with another vehicle on the West Tamar Highway at Legana.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmergency services attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

The driver of the other vehicle \u2014 a woman in her 30s \u2014 sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital. <\/p>\n

Police say she is in a serious condition.<\/p>\n

Officers remained at the crash site late into the night as investigations into both the stabbing and the collision continue.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is urged to contact the police.<\/p>\n

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