Tasmania’s road toll has climbed to seven fatalities, prompting authorities to voice serious concerns about the “alarming” number of deaths so early in 2025.
The most recent fatal crash occurred over the weekend in the state’s north-east, claiming the life of a woman in her 30s.
The Road Safety Advisory Council (RSAC) says this year’s toll represents a significant increase from the two deaths recorded during the same period last year.
Serious injuries have also risen, with 62 people injured on Tasmanian roads so far compared to 49 at this time in 2024.
RSAC Chair Scott Tilyard said this figure exceeds the five-year average of 50.2 injuries and urged all road users to prioritise safety.
“It’s devastating to see so many lives lost and families torn apart by road trauma,” he said.
“Each death and serious injury on our roads is a tragedy and our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones or are suffering the lifelong impacts of serious crashes.”
“We cannot accept road deaths and injuries as inevitable. They are almost always preventable.”
Tilyard warned that this year’s trend bears concerning similarities to 2022, when Tasmania recorded a total of 51 road fatalities.
By this point in 2022, four lives had been lost.
