Fed: The Xmas-New Year road toll climbs to 34

AAP General News (Australia)
12-29-2006
Fed: The Xmas-New Year road toll climbs to 34

The national road toll for the Christmas-New Year period has jumped to 34.

In the last 24 hours there have been two deaths in separate accidents in New South
Wales .. and one in Queensland.

A 34-year-old man died after a car he was travelling in lost control on the bend of
a road and hit a tree at Wolffdene south of Brisbane last night.

In New South Wales .. a horror smash has burnt a driver beyond recognition.

The car burst into flames after crashing into a tree on the Olympic Highway at Junee
early yesterday afternoon.

And a 23-year-old provisional male motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a four-wheel
drive at North Parramatta yesterday evening.

Twelve people have been killed on New South Wales roads during the holiday road toll period.

Eight people have died in both Victoria and Queensland.

Two people have died in Western Australia .. Tasmania .. and South Australia.

(Eds: National road toll figures are for the period 0001 December 22 to 2359 January
5. Some states and territories have different periods.)

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