Woman, 41, killed in fatal crash on Victoria Highway

A simple decision could have meant the difference between life and death for a 41-year-old woman, as police investigate a horror remote crash.

NT Police assistant commissioner Travis Wurst said a 41-year-old woman was not wearing a seatbelt when she was “thrown” from a car in a remote crash, 200km southwest of Katherine.

A loose strap of fabric has plunged a Territory family into mourning as major crash investigators reveal the cause of a woman’s death.

NT Police assistant commissioner Travis Wurst said a 41-year-old woman was not wearing a seatbelt when she was “thrown” from a car in a remote crash, 200km southwest of Katherine.

The 41-year-old and her 39-year-old fellow traveller were driving down the Victoria Highway on Thursday afternoon when they crashed 15km east of the Victoria River Roadhouse.

Mr Wurst said both of the women were not wearing their seatbelts, and they were “thrown from the vehicle and unfortunately, one person was killed”.

“This brings the Territory’s road toll to 30 people for this year,” Mr Wurst said.

“(It’s) 30 people too many, 30 people that will not be home for Christmas this year.”

Mr Wurst said the fatal five — speed, drugs and alcohol, distraction, fatigue and seatbelts — were contributing factors in almost all of the Territory’s road deaths.

Woman dead after crash on remote NT highway

Police are investigating a single vehicle crash in Gregory which led to the death of a 41-year-old woman, while another was rushed to hospital.

The two women were about 15km east of the Victoria River Roadhouse on the Victoria Highway when they crashed about 4pm Thursday.

Both occupants were ejected from the car and the 41-year-old was found dead at the scene.

The 39-year-old was taken to Katherine District Hospital, about 200km away, with non-life threatening injuries.

A woman has died following a fatal crash on the Victoria Highway.

Police have closed the highway with traffic restrictions in place while the crash is investigated.

Superintendent Daniel Shean said the crash brought the road toll to 30 for the year, compared to 49 deaths on Territory at the same time last year.

“The holiday season always sees an increase in motorists on territory roads and Northern Territory Police are urging everyone to take care,” he said.

“Our lives lost on the roads this year is now 30, that’s 30 too many.

“Northern Territory Police are urging anyone who saw the vehicle or the occupants just prior to the crash to make contact on 131 444. Please quote reference 23338713.”

It is the second road death this month following a fatal crash in Coolalinga on December 3.