Fed: Holiday road rises to 47

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2008
Fed: Holiday road rises to 47

SYDNEY, Dec 31 AAP - The national holiday road toll has jumped to 47 following deaths
in the Northern Territory and Victoria.

A woman died in hospital on Tuesday night after being knocked down by a car in Melbourne
on December 23.

The 67-year-old was trying to cross Warrigal Road in Malvern East and died in The Alfred
hospital.

Meanwhile, police say a 21-year-old man died in hospital in the Northern Territory
on Saturday after being hit by a car a fortnight ago.

Victoria still tops the list with 12 road deaths, while NSW and Queensland each have
had 10 fatalities and Western Australia nine.

There's been four deaths in the Northern Territory and one in both South Australia and Tasmania.

The Australian Capital Territory remains fatality free.



(EDS: National road toll figures are for the period 0001 December 19 to 2359 January
2. Some states and territories have different periods.)



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