Two women killed in NT road accidents

A woman and a teenage girl have been killed in separate road crashes in the Northern Territory on Wednesday.

The 14-year-old died after a car rolled near the central Australian community of Lajamanu about 2pm.

Police believe she was thrown from the car. She was taken to the Lajamanu Clinic but died soon afterwards.

On Wednesday night a 40-year-old woman was killed when hit by a passing car after she ran onto the Stuart Highway in Darwin about 7.30pm.

A 65-year-old male driver was arrested and charged with medium range drink-driving and driving a motor vehicle causing death.

Police are investigating whether the victim was involved in an altercation when she ran out onto the road.

They are preparing two files for the coroner.

The NT road toll now stands at 12, compared with 13 at the same time last year.