Victoria police find no comfort in roads death toll drop

VICTORIA has recorded its lowest number of road deaths since records began.However the two fatalities in Mildura and further 212 lives lost across Victoria in 2018 were still far too many, particularly for the family and friends left behind, according to police.Last year 214 people died as a result of 203 collisions on the state’s […]

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