AAP General News (Australia)
12-20-2003
Nat: Christmas road toll rises to nine
South Australia and Victoria have recorded their first deaths during this year's Christmas
road toll period, taking the national toll to nine.
Two men died in separate car accidents on South Australia's roads today, while two
men died in accidents in Victoria overnight.
In South Australia, both accidents occurred north of Adelaide.
A 34-year-old man was killed after his car crashed into a pole at Bowmans, and a 19-year-old
man died when his car smashed into a tree at Berrie.
In Victoria, a 23-year-old man died after his car slammed into a tree at Dandenong,
south east of Melbourne, and a 25-year-old motorcyclist was killed colliding with a car
at Shepparton, north of Melbourne.
Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory have not recorded any deaths on their
roads this Christmas road toll period, while there's been one death in New South Wales,
one in Queensland and three in Western Australia.
(Eds: National road toll figures are for the period 0001 December 19 to 2359 January
4. Some states and territories have different periods.)
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