Fed: 14 die on nation's roads during Easter holidays

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2010
Fed: 14 die on nation's roads during Easter holidays

The national Easter road toll has risen to 14 .. after the death of a cyclist injured
in a collision with a car during the holiday period.

The death of the 66-year-old cyclist .. after the collision in Rockhampton on Sunday
night .. lifts Queensland's Easter road toll to two.

Victoria recorded the highest number of road deaths for the Easter period .. with four
.. followed by New South Wales and South Australia with three deaths each.

Western Australia and the ACT each recorded one death .. while Tasmania and the Northern
Territory were fatality-free.

Last year the Easter road toll stood at 15.





(EDS: AAP's Easter road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 1 to 2359 April
5. Some states and territories may have different periods.)

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