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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Car pollution kills 11,000 Aussies, hospitalises more

The report found the damage to people's health from car pollution is far deadlier than we thought. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Pollution from motor vehicles could be killing thousands more people than road accidents, with new research finding more than 11,000 Australians die prematurely every year from transport emissions.

A study from The University of Melbourne also found vehicle pollution could be putting more than 19,000 people in hospital for heart and lung issues, and causing asthma cases to spike by 66,000 each year.

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