National Easter road toll rises to four

Australia's Easter road toll has risen to four with the death of a man hit by a
garbage truck in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Police are investigating reports he was lying on the road at the time.
The man died around 5.35am (AEST) on Friday at the intersection of Wansey Rd and
High St in Randwick, police said.
"We are still trying to get more details on what happened," a police spokesman said.
"There is a report that the pedestrian was lying on the road and has been struck by
a garbage truck."
The man is the second pedestrian to be killed in NSW in less than 24 hours, after a
woman was hit by a car while crossing a Newcastle road on Thursday night.
The woman, 52, was hit by a Nissan Bluebird sedan on Glebe Road at the Junction at
8.25pm (AEST) on Thursday, and died at the scene.
Police arrested the 26-year-old driver, and took him to nearby John Hunter Hospital
for mandatory blood and urine testing.
He was later released, pending further investigations.
Three people have so far been killed on NSW roads over the Easter holiday weekend,
shattering hopes the state would repeat last year's road toll of zero.
Early on Thursday morning a 16-year-old boy died after a Toyota Corolla driven by a
friend crashed into a tree at Revesby, in southwest Sydney.
The 15-year-old driver of the stolen car allegedly fled the crash that killed his
mate, and was subsequently charged with dangerous driving occasioning death,
negligent driving occasioning death, car theft and driving without a licence.
NSW Police launched its Operation Tortoise road safety blitz on Thursday, with
double demerit points in force until 11.59pm (AEST) on Monday.
As part of Operation Tortoise, police stripped a learner motorbike rider of his
licence after he was caught doing a wheelie in a Sydney school zone on Thursday
morning.
At 9.15am (AEST) the 18-year-old was spotted by police riding at 83km/h, or twice
the legal limit, in a school zone on Old Canterbury Rd in Summer Hill.
Police say he accelerated "harshly" while riding past the school, then performed the
wheelie.
The teenager was fined almost $1,000, and with double demerit points for the
offence, lost his licence.
Western Australia recorded its first Easter fatality on Thursday after a car struck
a tree in the southern Perth suburb of Karawara, killing a front-seat passenger.
Police said the passenger died when the car ran off Manning Road after leaving
Kwinana Freeway at about 12.50am (WST).