The Aporia · Fourth Tasmanian road fatality in a week sparks police plea

A police officer, Acting Inspector Amanda Hall, has appealed for drivers in Tasmania to exercise caution on the roads after a fourth fatality in a week. On Monday, a woman died and two others were critically injured in a head-on crash near Hobart. This brings the total number of road deaths in Tasmania this year to 25, up from 30 at the same time last year. Police are investigating both this crash and another that occurred on Friday that left three people dead and two with substantial injuries.

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A 25-year-old woman has died in a car accident at Old Beach, near Hobart, after her blue Nissan collided head-on with a silver Great Wall. She was declared dead at the scene. Two others were taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital and remain in critical condition. This is the fourth road fatality in Tasmania in just one week, following three deaths on the Bass Highway north of Elizabeth Town last Friday. The total number of road deaths this year has risen to 25, compared to 30 at the same time last year. Police are urging drivers to be safe "every time they travel" after what Acting Inspector Amanda Hall calls "one too many" road deaths.

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Tasmania Police Acting Inspector Amanda Hall has cautioned drivers to be safe "every time they travel on our roads". "Every death on our roads is one too many, and today further families have received the devastating news that their loved one has died or been critically injured in a crash,"she said. Today's fatality comes after three people died and another two were left with "substantial injuries" when two vehicles collided on the Bass Highway, north of Elizabeth Town on Friday. Monday's crash brings the total of road deaths this year to 25, compared to 30 at the same time last year.

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A fourth fatality on Tasmanian roads within a week has led police to call for drivers to be safe "every time they travel". asserted

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On Monday, a woman died and two others left in a critical condition following a two-vehicle head-on crash at Old Beach, north of Hobart. asserted

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Tasmania Police said emergency services were called to the scene on East Derwent Highway, near Riviera Drive, about 1:30pm, where a blue Nissan and a silver Great Wall had collided. asserted

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The female front-seat passenger of the Nissan was declared dead at the scene. asserted

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The female driver of the Nissan and the male driver of the Great Wall were taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital. asserted

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Both remain in a critical condition. asserted

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Tasmania Police Acting Inspector Amanda Hall has cautioned drivers to be safe "every time they travel on our roads". "Every death on our roads is one too many, and today further families have received the devastating news that their loved one has died or been critically injured in a crash,"she said. Today's fatality comes after three people died and another two were left with "substantial injuries" when two vehicles collided on the Bass Highway, north of Elizabeth Town on Friday. Monday's crash brings the total of road deaths this year to 25, compared to 30 at the same time last year. asserted

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Police are asking for anyone with dashcam footage of the vehicles ahead of the crash to call 131 444 or contact Crime Stoppers Tasmania anonymously at crimestopperstas.com.au. asserted

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Investigations into both crashes are continuing. asserted

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Fourth Tasmanian road fatality in a week sparks police plea

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