Australian road deaths jump by 8.2% as motorist group calls for transparency on safety data

Releasing secret safety data will save lives', automobile association says as report shows 1,286 people died on Australian roads over the last year

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Road deaths across Australia have surged in the past 12 months but the data that could help create solutions to reverse this trend remain shrouded in government secrecy.

The number of road fatalities across the nation jumped by 8.2% year-on-year to the end of March, with 1,286 fatalities, according to the Australian Automobile Association's report into the national road safety strategy.