After three fatal collisions in the first three days of April, police are warning drivers to take extra care this Easter.
At midnight on Thursday 6 April, police will launch operation Nexus and ramp up enforcement across the state to reduce road deaths and trauma.
Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Glen Weir said Easter is a high-risk period on our roads.
“It’s a major holiday weekend that attracts significant travel across the state,” he said.
“There have been 11 lives lost on Victorian roads over the last five Easter periods, that’s 11 lives tragically cut short, instead of enjoying Easter with their families, friends and loved ones.”
Deaths on the road in Victoria are up 33 per cent compared to 2022, with 87 lives lost state-wide.
So far in April, there have been fatal collisions in Beaconsfield and Chirnside Park.
Assistant Commissioner Weir said the Police are doing everything they can to drive down road trauma this Easter.
“With so many lives lost on rural roads this year, we’ll be particularly focused on the major arterials leading to regional Victoria and popular holiday hotspots,” he said.
“Last year we issued almost 8000 infringements and conducted more than 107,000 alcohol and drug tests so this year motorists should definitely expect to see police and expect to be tested.”
Police issued more than 8000 infringements during a five-day Easter operation in 2022 and will be on the lookout for speeding, distracted and impaired drivers across major arterial roads and those leading to regional Victoria and holiday hotspots.
