WA:National Easter toll rises to nine

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2011
WA:National Easter toll rises to nine

The Easter road toll continues to climb across the country .. with the latest fatality
reported in Western Australia overnight.

WA Police say a 39-year-old man died after coming off his bike in Victoria Park ..

in Perth's inner south .. while a female passenger suffered minor injuries.

It's the second death on the state's roads over the holiday weekend .. with New South
Wales and Victoria also recording two deaths.

Queensland .. Tasmania and South Australia have all reported one road death each over
the holiday weekend .. while the Northern Territory and the ACT remain fatality-free.







(EDS: AAP's long weekend road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 21 to 2359
April 26. The official police Easter road toll ends at 2359 Monday April 25 and does not
include the extra public holiday on Tuesday for Anzac Day)

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