Mossman State High School’s Year 11s know a lot more about the dangers lurking on our roads after witnessing a graphic car-crash simulation delivered by local emergency services as part of road-safety training.

More than 30 emergency workers attended the annual mock set-up last Friday, which was treated like a real incident to educate the students, as well as help train our local first responders.

Queensland Fire and Rescue Lieutenant Andrew Petrack organised the event, which was intended to show students who are on the verge of getting their licence the blunt reality of what occurs during a fatal traffic crash.

“We’re hitting them hard with what's involved, how many services there are and what the effects are when there is a fatality,” Lieutenant Petrack said.

Within the scenario, several students and a teacher acted as car passengers, a deliberate choice to increase the impact on the audience.

“There’s a lot of best friends, there’s boyfriends and girlfriends in the cars, just to hit that heartstring a little bit more. 

“Drop the filter and show them, this is what's going to happen if you choose to make a wrong decision in a car.”

Responding services had no prior information given to them on the nature of the scenario to promote collaboration between agencies and hone important skills.