National holiday season road toll

FATALITIES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON - 2016/2017

New South Wales: 6

Victoria: 5

Queensland: 3*

Western Australia: 2

South Australia: 2

Australian Capital Territory: 0

Tasmania: 0

Northern Territory: 0

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NATIONAL TOTAL: 18*

* 1 Qld death is an unborn baby, well advanced, and is being counted by Qld Police as a holiday season road fatality.

(The national road toll period runs from 0001 December 23, 2016 until 2359 January 3, 2017, local times)