Territorians dying on the road at a rate ­higher than in countries such as Afghanistan, India and Cambodia

TERRITORIANS are dying on the road at a rate ­higher than in countries such as Afghanistan, India and Cambodia

A man died after rolling his car in the early hours of the morning on Coral Road in Herbert in Darwin's rural area. Police and Major Crash Investigation Unit on the scene.

TERRITORIANS are dying on the road at a rate ­higher than in countries such as ­Afghanistan, India and Cambodia.

The deaths Friday morning of a man at Humpty Doo and a woman in Mataranka brought the NT’s road toll to 48 for 2015.

Their deaths mean 19.5 people have died on ­Territory roads per 100,000 residents this year.

In comparison, 15.5 people died per 100,000 in ­Afghanistan, while 17.4 people were killed on roads per 100,000 in Cambodia.

India’s notoriously traffic-choked roads claimed the lives of 16.6 per 100,000. In Australia, there were 5 deaths per 100,000 people on the roads in the 12 months to the end of November.

Royal Darwin Hospital emergency medical director Didier Palmer said medical workers were sick and tired of mopping up the carnage.

“Our road death rate is three or four times higher than the rest of the country; the countries that have similar rates are countries like India, Botswana, Afghanistan,” Dr Palmer said. “Emergency medicine workers are the frontline to all this carnage, as are our police.”

He said many of the deaths on our roads could be attributed to alcohol.

Dr Palmer implored ­Territorians to stay safe this festive season. “Have a great Christmas, don’t drink to excess and ­always have your Sober Bob,” he said.