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(A)manda Parkinson and William Ton

Learner drivers should learn first aid, after toll rise

There are calls for learner drivers to be taught first aid after a horrifying spike in road deaths. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's deadliest year on the roads in more than a decade has sparked calls for mandatory learner driver first aid training to halt the climbing death toll.

There were 1310 road fatalities last year, up 11.7 per cent on the previous financial year, according to data from the Australian Automobile Association.

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