Holiday traffic is snarling up the roads, with motorists being warned to plan ahead and allow extra time for their trips.
While the road toll mounts to 14
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The holiday road toll continues to rise, with three more people dying on our roads in the past 24 hours.
Police confirmed the fatalities in several update