The NSW holiday road toll has risen to eight after a motorcyclist died in the state's north. Source: AAP
THE NSW holiday road toll has risen to eight after a motorcyclist died following a collision with a ute in the state's north.
Police said a man in his 60s was riding his motorbike on the Summerland Way, near Whiporie, when it hit a Mazda ute at about 10.45am (AEDT) on Saturday.
The motorcyclist died at the scene while the driver of the ute was not hurt, police said in a statement.
They said the Summerland Way was closed as a result of the crash.
The latest fatality followed the death of a 50-year-old male motorist at Mudgee on Thursday and a grim Boxing Day in which there were five deaths on NSW roads.
A 79-year-old woman was the first fatality of the holiday season after she died in a collision at Mount Ousley, near Wollongong, on Sunday.
Meanwhile, police said the number of people injured in car accidents over the holiday period so far had jumped by 17 per cent from last year.
They said 369 people had so far been injured in crashes during Operation Safe Arrival, which runs from December 21 to January 4, compared with 316 injuries at the same point last year.
Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander John Hartley said the increase in the number was "one of the biggest concerns for police".
Police have so far charged 415 people with drink driving and 6573 motorists with speeding over the holiday period.
* The national road toll period runs from 0001 December 23, 2012, until 2359 January 3, 2013, local times, in line with the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Board.
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