Years pass with more talk but no traction on road toll

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September 26 2021 - 5:30am
The 2018 crash on the Monaro Highway, in which a truck ploughed into the rear of a stationary car and killed a four-year-old boy in the back seat. Improved brake technology would have minimised the impact. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
The 2018 crash on the Monaro Highway, in which a truck ploughed into the rear of a stationary car and killed a four-year-old boy in the back seat. Improved brake technology would have minimised the impact. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The death of a driver hit by a truck carrying an excavator on the Barton Highway last week rocketed the ACT road toll to nine, the highest in four years and triple the number of people in the territory who have died from COVID-19.

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Peter Brewer

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Telling the truth and holding agencies accountable must matter to us all. It's also important to tell the story well, and factually. Contact me at peter.brewer@canberratimes.com.au

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