Easter road toll finishes at 14

Tasmania recorded its first fatality on Monday when a 22-year-old man, later revealed to be an off-duty Policeman, died in a single car accident in Launceston.

A Queensland woman was also killed on Monday when her car collided with a power pole at around 1pm just west of Brisbane.

Her death brought Queensland level with NSW's tally of five recorded deaths.

Victoria, Western Australia, the ACT and Tasmania all recorded one death each.

The Easter road toll is down 7 from last year when 21 deaths were recorded over the same period.