National road toll rises to 19

Australia's holiday road toll has risen to 19 after a man died when his car hit a tree in the ACT.

He was the single occupant of the vehicle and died at the scene on Bindubi Road at Cook on Monday afternoon.

The national holiday road toll began on Wednesday.

Six people were killed in smashes on Boxing Day, making it the worst day during the holiday period.

NSW has seen the most deaths, with six since the period started.

The Northern Territory is the only state or territory not to record any road deaths.

* The national road toll period runs from 0001 December 23, 2015 to 2359 January 3, 2016 local times.