Festive road toll keeps climbing
THE national Christmas road toll is climbing with six people now killed on NSW roads in less than a week, following the death of a young driver in a single-vehicle crash on Christmas Day.
Police say the crash occurred when a car left the road, hit a tree and caught fire in Parkes in the state’s central west about 7.15am.
The driver was believed to be an 18-year-old man.
The incident was one of 37 major crashes reported on day six of the Christmas-New Year road policing operation.
Six people have died and there have been 432 major crashes since the operation began on Friday.
“NSW Police are disappointed that another young person has lost their life on our roads – on a day that should have been filled with joy,” Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy said yesterday.
“With more people on our roads over the next few weeks, please heed our warnings and remember to plan ahead to avoid being tired.
“Make sure you are well rested before getting behind the wheel, plan to take regular breaks and share the driving with a friend or family member if you can.”
In the Northern Territory, three people died on Christmas evening after a car, whose driver sped away from police, crashed with another vehicle in Alice Springs.
Two others were taken to
Alice Springs Hospital with injuries following the collision at Sadadeen, police said.
“It appears the driver of one vehicle evaded an attempted police traffic stop, drove away at speed and later crashed,” police said.
In South Australia, a 23year-old man died after a hitrun incident in suburban Adelaide on Christmas Day.
The man, from Davoren
NSW POLICE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT ANOTHER YOUNG PERSON HAS LOST THEIR LIFE ON OUR ROADS COMMISSIONER MICHAEL CORBOY
Park, died in hospital yesterday after suffering life-threatening injuries when hit on John Rice Avenue about 7.30pm.
The female driver of a Mitsubishi Lancer was speaking to police but officers wanted to speak to a Holden sedan driver who is believed to have struck the man but did not stop.
In Western Australia, a man who was walking along a road has been fatally hit in a Christmas Day crash north of Perth.
The 41-year-old male pedestrian was in Wickham on Christmas morning when a Toyota van collided with him after 5am.
The man suffered head injuries and died at the scene.