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COVID-19 travel restrictions cited in WA’s worst January road toll in a decade
The father of a young woman killed in a car accident a week after her son turned one has urged drivers to pay attention, after January’s road toll climbed to its highest in a decade.
Key points:
- WA drivers have recorded the worst start to the year since 2011
- More than 70 people have died on the state’s roads in the past four months
- The spike is being attributed to more intrastate holidaymakers
Authorities are attributing the spike in deaths on Western Australia’s roads in part to the number of people holidaying within WA due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
On Thursday night, a 53-year-old woman died after her car collided with several trees on Brookton Highway in Flint, south-east of Perth, bringing the state’s January road toll to 24.
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